Decisions About Whether to Implement Tracking in Non-Tracked Schools, or Whether

question 26

Multiple Choice

Decisions about whether to implement tracking in non-tracked schools, or whether to "de-track" schools that use ability grouping, are typically quite controversial. Parents of students in the higher tracks ________, whereas parents in the lower tracks ________.

• A) favor tracking; oppose it
• B) oppose it; favor tracking
• C) favor tracking; are indifferent
• D) are indifferent; favor tracking

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Definitions:

Tidal Volume

The amount of air that is inhaled or exhaled during a normal breath.

Vital Capacity

The maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation.

Total Lung Capacity

The maximum volume of air that the lungs can hold.

Tracheostomy

Creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck.