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Past paper mini essay questions
Paper 1 Topic 2
Education
2012 Jan
Either:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
the social class background of pupils has a
significant effect on their educational
performance.
Or:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
gender inequalities still exist within education in
Britain.
2011 June
Either:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that a
student’s etnic background is the main reason
for differences in educational achievement.
Or:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
peer group pressure has a significant effect on a
student’s choice of subjects at school and of
courses at college.
2011 Jan
Either:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
the way in which some pupils are grouped within
a school has a significant effect on their
educational performance.
Or:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
the main function of schools is to teach children
to become part of society.
2010 June
Either:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
educational reforms over the last 25 years have
been successful in raising the achievement of all
pupils.
Or:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
the situation in a pupil’s home is a more
important cause of educational underachievement than the type of school he or she
attends.
2010 Specimen exam paper 2
Either:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
encouraging pupils to adopt British values has
become in recent years the most important
function of the education system.
Or:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
parental attitudes are the most important
influence on a child’s educational achievement.
Revision book Question 1
Either:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
gender is the most significant influence on
pupils’ educational achievements in Britain
today.
Or:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
the most important function of the education
system in Britain today is to encourage social
cohesion.
Revision book Question 2
Either:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
ethnic background is the most important
influence on pupils’ educational achievements in
Britain today.
Or:
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that
school-based factors are the most important
influence on pupils’ educational achievements in
Britain today.
2010 Old syllabus
To what extent would sociologists agree
that educational reforms over the last 30
years have been successful in raising
achievement amongst all pupils?
2009 Old syllabus
To what extent would sociologists agree
that schools are the main cause of
differences in educational achievement?
2008 Old syllabus
To what extent would sociologists agree
that a pupil’s gender is the most
important influence on his or her
educational achievements?
200 Old syllabus
To what extent would sociologists agree
that differences in family income are
responsible for differences in educational
achievement between social groups?
2006 Old syllabus
To what extent would sociologists agree
that differences in home background are
the most important cause of differences
in educational achievement between
ethnic groups?
2005 Old syllabus
To what extent would sociologists agree
that a pupil’s social class is the most
important influence on his or her
educational achievements?
2004 Old syllabus
To what extent have recent improvements
in girl’s achievements been the result of
educational reforms rather than social
changes?