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Secondary School Selection - A British Psychological Society Inquiry (Paperback)
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Secondary School Selection - A British Psychological Society Inquiry (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Psychology of Education
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Selection for secondary education at 11-plus still arouses
widespread controversy; and the psychological techniques which are
employed, such as intelligence and attainments tests, are often
criticised. Originally published in 1957, under the auspices of the
British Psychological Society, a group of psychologists,
experienced in this field, tried to present a balanced survey of
the situation at the time. They show that the real problems of
secondary schooling cannot be solved by simple administrative
changes; they arise from historical causes, from the class
structure of English society and the educational and vocational
ambitions of parents. Psychology has studied the development and
differentiation of children's abilities and interests with age, and
thus throws light on the need for, and the consequences of,
streaming children in different classes or schools, and the value
of alternative systems such as the comprehensive school. Selection
at 11-plus, it is admitted, does have harmful effects on teaching
in the junior school and produces much emotional strain, though
these effects are often exaggerated. It was, in fact, accurate for
some ninety per cent of children; yet the implications of its
inevitable inaccuracy for some pupils cannot be ignored. The
functions, and the value, of intelligence and attainments tests and
the essay are examined, and full consideration given to the use of
teachers' estimates of suitability and other techniques. The Report
is addressed primarily to teachers, educational administrator, and
psychologists - that is people with some background knowledge of
the problems involved; but it should also be intelligible and
helpful to the educated layman, since the more technical details
are confined to Appendices.
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