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The Impact Of Tracking On Student Achievement: A Multilevel Growth Model, Carrie Christine Livingston
The Impact Of Tracking On Student Achievement: A Multilevel Growth Model, Carrie Christine Livingston
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Tracking is the process of sorting students into different curriculum tracks, such as academic, general or vocational, based on student's abilities, interests, and needs. Ability grouping pertains to academic subjects and is the process of placing students with similar skills and abilities into levels, such as an honors level course or a regular level course. This study defines a track as the course level in which a student is enrolled within an academic subject, such as remedial, regular, or honors. The purpose of this research study is to further explore the relationship between academic tracks and student achievement and to …