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the idea of tracking

English translation: Assignment of students to achievement groups.

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English term or phrase:Tracking (gifted education)
Selected answer:Assignment of students to achievement groups.
Entered by: Demi Ebrite

03:06 Sep 23, 2008
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / acceleration
English term or phrase: the idea of tracking
Reece is hopeful about what A Nation Deceived can do. “This report can be a very strong element in changing educational direction,” Reece says. “One thing that needs to happen in public school education, and it might be politically incorrect, is that we have moved so far from the idea of tracking that we’re grouping kids with a huge spectrum of ability. This is not a climate where you can identify bright kids who should be moving more quickly.”
Highly capable students, even if they are identified, don’t get much attention. “When you’re in that wide-spectrum classroom, the teacher is not able to focus on the bright kids,” Reece explains. “There are other kids whose needs are just overwhelming.”
Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 05:27
Assignment of students to achievement groups. Please see explanation
Explanation:
Tracking: Full-time, often permanent assignment to achievement groups. Compare with ability grouping, where students may be temporarily grouped and regrouped for immediate instructional needs.

This definition is from a glossary of terms used in Gifted Education. The second URL offers an in-depth view of 'tracking' in gifted education.
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Demi Ebrite
United States
Local time: 04:27
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +5Assignment of students to achievement groups. Please see explanation
Demi Ebrite
5 +2monitoring and grading
David Hollywood
5 -1la idea de seguimiento (educativo)
MarinaM


  

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la idea de seguimiento (educativo)


Explanation:
; )

MarinaM
Argentina
Local time: 06:27
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Native speaker of: Spanish

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disagree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD: wrong language
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Assignment of students to achievement groups. Please see explanation


Explanation:
Tracking: Full-time, often permanent assignment to achievement groups. Compare with ability grouping, where students may be temporarily grouped and regrouped for immediate instructional needs.

This definition is from a glossary of terms used in Gifted Education. The second URL offers an in-depth view of 'tracking' in gifted education.



    Reference: http://members.aol.com/svennord/ed/GiftedGlossary.htm
    Reference: http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetai...
Demi Ebrite
United States
Local time: 04:27
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Grading comment
Thank you very much.

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agree  chaman4723
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  -> Thank you, chaman.
agree  William [Bill] Gray
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agree  Gary D
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agree  Jürgen Lakhal De Muynck
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agree  Pham Huu Phuoc
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monitoring and grading


Explanation:
that's the idea :)

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-09-23 03:14:04 GMT)
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"tracking" is fundamenatally following the progress of individual students ... my "grading" is thge next step ...

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-09-23 03:15:08 GMT)
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oops .. should read "fundamentally"

David Hollywood
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agree  chaman4723
1 hr
agree  Gary D: yes in simple terms..
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