Secondary school teachers’ attitudes towards and beliefs about ability grouping



Table 6

Comparison of subjects considered appropriate for mixed ability teaching

Subject

Type of school

In years 7,8
and 9

Only in
years 7 and
8

Only in year
7

No

Don’t know

English

MA school

51.4 (260)

10.9 (55)

6.7 (34)

6.7 (34)

21.5 (109)

PS school

29.7 (150)

10.7 (54)

18 (91)

15 (76)

25.5 (129)

Set school

20.9 (127)

10 (61)

16.8 (102)

23.4 (142)

27.5 (167)

x2= 168.14, df =
10, p = .0001

Total

33.2 (537)

10.5 (170)

14 (227)

15.6 (252)

25 (405)

Maths

MA school

23.1 (117)

16.4 (83)

20 (101)

15.8 (80)

21.7 (110)

PS school

7.7 (39)

4.4 (22)

20.8 (105)

37.6 (190)

27.1 (137)

Set school

9.9 (60)

3.9 (24)

15.5 (94)

41.9 (255)

27.1 (165)

x2= 195.27, df =
10, p = .0001

Total

13.3 (216)

8 (129)

18.5 (300)

32.4 (525)

25.4 (412)

Combined Science

MA school

32.2 (163)

19 (96)

13.6 (69)

7.3 (37)

24.5 (124)

PS school

11.9 (60)

10.5 (53)

24.8 (125)

22.4 (113)

28.9 (146)

Set school

12 (73)

8.4 (51)

17.8 (108)

28.6 (174)

31.6 (192)

x2 = 198.22, df =
10, p = .0001

Total

18.3 (296)

12.4 (200)

18.7 (302)

20 (324)

28.5 (462)

Modern Languages

MA school

20.8 (105)

12.5 (63)

22.1 (112)

12.1 (61)

29.4 (149)

PS school

9.3 (47)

7.7 (39)

26.9 (136)

21.4 (108)

32.5 (164)

Set school

9 (55)

6.1 (37)

16.8 (102)

34.5 (210)

31.4 (191)

x2 = 117.35, df =
10, p = .0001

Total

12.8 (207)

8.6 (139)

21.6 (350)

23.4 (379)

31.1 (504)

Humanities

MA school

54.5 (276)

8.3 (42)

6.1 (31)

3 (15)

24.9 (126)

PS school

40 (202)

11.1 (56)

11.3 (57)

4.8 (24)

30.5 (154)

Set school

30.3 (184)

11.7 (71)

12.7 (77)

14.3 (87)

29.4 (179)

Total

40.9 (662)

10.4 (169)

10.2 (165)

7.8 (126)

28.4 (459)

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