Secondary school teachers’ attitudes towards and beliefs about ability grouping



Table 1

Percentage responses to statements related to the academic performance of able
pupils by different types of ability grouping practices

Statements

Type of ability
grouping

Strongly
agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly
disagree

MA school

7.7 (39)

33.4 (169)

15.8 (80)

32.8 (166)

9.7 (49)

Bright children are
neglected or held back in

PS school

15.2 (77)

41.6 (210)

15.2 (77)

20.8 (105)

5.1 (26)

mixed ability classes

Set school

12 (73)

36.5 (222)

20.7 (126)

26.8 (163)

3.1 (19)

x2= 60.35, df = 8,

Total

11.7 (189)

37.1 (601)

17.5 (283)

26.8 (434)

5.8 (94)

p = .0001

MA school

14 (71)

40.7 (206)

18.6 (94)

22.5 (114)

4 (20)

Setting ensures that
brighter children make

PS school

26.1 (132)

47.5 (240)

13.5 (68)

9.9 (50)

2 (10)

maximum progress

Set school

26.5 (161)

50.5 (307)

12.8 (78)

8.4 (51)

1.6 (10)

x2= 91.78, df = 8,

Total

22.5 (364)

46.5 (753)

14.8 (240)

13.3 (215)

2.5 (40)

p = .0001

Setting prevents brighter

MA school

8.9 (45)

40.1 (203)

22.7 (115)

21.3 (108)

5.5 (28)

children being inhibited
by negative peer pressure

PS school

19 (96)

42 (212)

18.4 (93)

16 (81)

3 (15)

Set school

16 (97)

42.4 (258)

21.4 (130)

18.6 (112)

1.5 (9)

x2= 39.63, df = 8,

Total

14.7 (238)

41.6 (673)

20.9 (338)

18.6 (301)

3.2 (52)

p = .0001

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