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Direct linkOlivia Johnston; Rebecca Spooner-Lane; Wei Zhang; Suzanne Macqueen; Nerida Spina – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2024
Grouping students into separate classes according to their 'ability' is an inequitable practice that does not, overall, improve academic outcomes. Research has continued to show that class ability grouping widens the educational gap between students from disadvantaged and privileged backgrounds. PISA data analysis suggests that class ability…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
