Relationship of Tracking to Content Coverage and Achievement [electronic resource] : A Study of Eighth Grade Mathematics / William H. Schmidt, Leland S. Cogan and Richard T. Houang.

In this article the authors set out to examine the effect of tracking in mathematics. Previous analyses have shown it to be quite prevalent at 8th grade unlike much of the rest of the world. The US practices both between- and within-school tracking, leading to very different content coverage for dif...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Authors:	Schmidt, William H., Cogan, Leland S. (Author), Houang, Richard T. (Author)
Corporate Author:	Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2009.
Subjects:	Track System (Education) Grade 7. Grade 8. Middle School Students. Mathematics Education. Algebra. Mathematics. Mathematics Achievement. Course Content. Difficulty Level.