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Education Tests and Exercises

These exercises can be used for the AQA, OCR and WJEC AS and A2 Level courses.

Introduction

Introduction to Education Multiple-Choice Test History and Structure of the Education System
Introduction to Education Concentration Game 15 matching items on the History and Structure of the Education System
The Sociology of Education 1 Matching Items Test History of the Sociology of Education: which issues have interested sociologists and early research
The Sociology of Education 2 Matching Items Test History of the Sociology of Education: recent issues studied
Word Search Timed Word Search Identify key terms in the Sociology of Education and beat your own time!
Revision Jigsaw (with image) Piece the topic together Key issues in this topic
Revision Jigsaw (no image) Piece the topic together Key issues in this topic
Revision Jigsaw for GCSE (with image) Piece the topic together Key issues in this topic
Revision Jigsaw for GCSE (no image) Piece the topic together Key issues in this topic

Educational Achievement - General

Educational Achievement 1 Multiple-choice Test Patterns of Achievement
Educational Achievement 1a Matching Items Drag the achievment to match the appropriate group
Educational Achievement 2 Multiple-choice Test A framework for explaining patterns of achievement
Educational Achievement Overview Concentration Game 15 matching items on the explanation of under-achievement in education
Educational Achievement Jigsaw (with image) Piece the topic together Issues in studying educational under-achievement
Educational Achievement Jigsaw (no image) Piece the topic together Issues in studying educational under-achievement
Hidden Curriculum & Class Jigsaw (with image) Piece the topic together Terms and authors in studying this topic
Hidden Curriculum & Class Jigsaw (no image) Piece the topic together Terms and authors in studying this topic

Social Class and Achievement

Social Class: Home Background Multiple-choice Test Explanations which focus on the influence of home background on working class achievement patterns
Class and Home Background Research Match the description to the authors of the research Drag and drop activity
Social Class: Schooling Multiple-choice Test Explanations which focus on the influence of schooling on working class achievement patterns
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Drag the stages to the correct sequence Sequence involved in the concept
Education Perspectives: Social Class Multiple-Choice Test with Reading Text Macro and micro perspectives on social class differences in education
Perspectives in Education: Social Class Gap-fill exercise with words Macro and micro perspectives on social class differences in education
Case Study: Social Class and University Multiple-choice Test How social class affects going to and staying at university
Class and Education Authors Matching Pairs Game Match the pairs against the clock to improve your understanding and memory Twelve authors for social class and education

Gender and Achievement

Gender and Patterns of Achievement Multiple-choice Test Issues and Evidence
Explaining Gender Differences Multiple-choice Test Issues and Evidence
Gender and Education Authors Matching Pairs Game Match the pairs against the clock to improve your understanding and memory Twelve authors for gender and education

Ethnicity and Achievement

Ethnicity Multiple-choice Test Issues and Evidence
Ethnic Minority Attainment at School Multiple-Choice Test with Reading Text 10 questions on Deborah Wilson's study of ethnic minority attainment at school (2006), published by the Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion
Race and Education Authors Matching Pairs Game Match the pairs against the clock to improve your understanding and memory Twelve authors for race and education
Ethnicity and Education Research Match the description to the authors of the research Drag and drop activity

Education Policy

Education Policy 1 Multiple-choice Test Issues and Evidence on Equal Opportunity and New Right ideas
     
Revision Crossword
 
Education Revision Crossword Concepts, issues and research for the end of the topic