https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d Tracking is when students are divided by skill level and/or test scores into low, middle, or high groups, then sent along a different educational track. en-us 2023-07-23 18:10:02 UTC 2023-07-26 19:50:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media.edutopia.org/styles/responsive_2880px_original/s3/masters/2018-10/iStock-862689950_master.jpg nicolekoberg https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d/wish/2649784265 -Tracking is when students are divided by skill level and/or test scores into low, middle, or high groups, then sent along a different educational track.
- Students naturally learn at different rates.
- Some students need more time and attention than others. - - To accommodate different needs, schools started tracking.
- Tracking is the concept of separating students by academic ability into different groups.
- This article describes the pros and cons of tracking.
- If done correctly, tracking also referred to as ability grouping in schools can be very successful.
- Tracking can easily be an inaccurate and unsuccessful if done wrong.

Pros
- Educators may find tracking useful for making teaching easier because students are at the “same” level.
- If done correctly, tracking also referred to as ability grouping in schools can be very successful.

Cons
- It is difficult to create homogenous classrooms since students learn at different rates.
- Studies have found the groups are more often based on race than student’s abilities.
- Students in low-ability tracks have fewer learning opportunities and difficulty moving into higher tracks.
- Expectation theory and believing some children do poorly because their teachers do not expect much of kids from certain racial and ethnic groups. ]]> 2023-07-23 18:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d/wish/2649784265 nicolekoberg https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d/wish/2649784434 - Studies have found that tracking may not be the best method for teaching.
- Tracking can limit a student's development and growth.
- Grouping students into different tracks can widen the opportunity gap.]]> 2023-07-23 18:15:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d/wish/2649784434 nicolekoberg https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d/wish/2649784707 - With equity at the forefront of education it is important to ask if tracking benefits everyone, regardless of ability.
- Tracking is believed to not be beneficial to low-level students, especially those from African American and Latinx backgrounds.
-Tracking can also limit a high achieving student, even those of diverse backgrounds from more opportunity and advancing. ]]> 2023-07-23 18:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d/wish/2649784707 nicolekoberg https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d/wish/2649784903 - Tracking was created after WWII when people were skilled to learn how to work in specific industries such as farming, or  in factories. 
- The U.S. is evolving, but our education system has stayed the same.]]> 2023-07-23 18:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d/wish/2649784903 nicolekoberg https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d/wish/2649785089 - Tracking can be damaging to students in lower-track classes especially low-income, often Black and Latino students are at a greater disadvantage.
- Studies show there is not a lot of benefits to higher-tracked students. 
- Some schools are moving to detrack their school and have all students do high-level coursework.
- Detracking math has been shown to help close the achievement gaps.
- Supporters of detracking believe eliminating tracking would provide more equal opportunities for all.

]]> 2023-07-23 18:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d/wish/2649785089 nicolekoberg https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d/wish/2651683815 Students know when they are being tracked. It can influence the way they feel about themselves, peers, and teachers.]]> 2023-07-26 19:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolekoberg/r3y5s06j8ag2mi3d/wish/2651683815