Homogeneous or Heterogeneous: Which Way to Go? Is ability grouping the best way for students to learn or does it hold many back? Education World takes a look at recent information -- from researchers and from teachers -- on the issue.
Is Ability Grouping the Way to Go---Or Should It Go Away? Logic, emotion, and research often clash in the longstanding debate over the advantages and disadvantages of ability grouping (tracking). Should it be left up to the courts to decide whether such grouping is fair or not?
The Tracking and Ability Grouping Debate
This 1998 Fordham Report by Tom Loveless delineates the essential points of the debate, with sections such as What Is Tracking?, The History of Tracking, The Research, Principles for Future Policy, and Impact of Grouping on Achievement.
