Secondary school teachers’ attitudes towards and beliefs about ability grouping



Table 4

Percentage responses to statements related to the effects
of different kinds of ability groupings on discipline and disaffection

Statements

Type of

Strongly

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly

ability
grouping

agree

disagree

In general there are more
discipline problems in mixed

MA school

5.5 (28)

23.3 (118)

21.1 (107)

26.3 (133)

21.5 (109)

ability classes

PS school

8.5 (43)

28.3 (143)

22.8 (115)

27.7 (140)

10.3 (52)

Set school

5.8 (35)

21.2 (129)

24.2 (147)

34.2 (208)

12.2 (74)

x2= 45.7, df = 8,
p = .0001

Total

6.5 (106)

24.1 (390)

22.8 (369)

29.7 (481)

14.8 (235)

MA school

23.5 (119)

39.3 (199)

17.6 (89)

14.6 (74)

3.8 (19)

Where classes are set there are

more discipline problems in the
lower ability classes

PS school

Set school

17.6 (89)

42.8 (216)

14.5 (73)

18.2 (92)

5 (25)

20.4 (124)

44.2 (269)

15.3 (86)

16.3 (98)

3.9 (24)

NS

Total

20.8 (332)

42.2 (684)

15.3 (248)

16.3 (264)

4.2 (68)

Where classes are set there is

MA school

5.1 (26)

25.3 (128)

41.7 (211)

17.4 (88)

6.1 (31)

more truancy from pupils in the
lower sets

PS school

4.4 (22)

18.2 (92)

39.2 (198)

26.7 (135)

6.9 (35)

Set school

3.9 (24)

20.6 (125)

40 (243)

25.7 (156)

5.1 (31)

x2= 21.07, df = 8,
p = .007

Total

4.4 (72)

21.3 (345)

40.3 (652)

23.4 (379)

6 (97)

Where classes are set there are

MA school

4.9. (25)

26.7 (135)

43.5 (220)

16.6 (84)

3.6. (18)

more exclusions of pupils in the
lower sets

PS school

4.8 (24)

23.8 (120)

37 (187)

23.2 (117)

3.8 (19)

Set school

4.1 (25)

30.1 (183)

40.1 (244)

19.4 (118)

2.5 (15)

NS

Total

4.6 (74)

27.1 (438)

40.2 (651)

19.7 (319)

3.2 (52)

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