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

question 103

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; not surprisingly, parents of students in the higher tracks _____, whereas parents in the lower tracks _____.

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

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