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 |
agree |
disagree | ||||
|
In general there are more |
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, |
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 |
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 |
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, |
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 |
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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