[Maths-Education] Ability grouping in mathematics

[Peter Gates]

Thanks Anne for this. Anne's point here is close to one of the key reasons I asked the question - and thanks to those of you who have already responded to me. Naturally if anyone wishes to respond to the whole list - they can. I will collate responses and distribute them  -possibly via a web site. I just wanted to avoid lots of email - but this is clearly an important issue not just for those of us interested in equity in mathematics teaching and learning.

Peter

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There is a useful table in the most recent TIMSS or PISA reports (cannot lay my hands on which one right now - probably TIMSS) which purports to show how different nations group students for maths teaching.

I am replying to the whole list because the claim is that in England we teach the same curriculum to different students in different ways.  Well, folks, we don't.  We end up teaching a different curriculum to different students.

Do any others of you wish to comment on how your country's differentiation practices are officially reported?

Anne Watson.

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