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David Pomeroy

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Education researcher/teacher educator. Sociology of Education, Mathematics Education, 'Ability' grouping. Senior Lecturer @University of Canterbury, Aotearoa (New Zealand)

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In New Zealand there is no consistent practice, but often families don't know which groups or classes their children are in. Even those who do know often don't understand the implications of particular pathways, e.g. which math course close doors by leaving out algebra.

16.07.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Olivia Johnston at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia has been publishing some excellent research about tracking in Australia - I've shared two here but there are more!

15.07.2025 02:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rigidity of class ability grouping practices in Australia Inequity in education is pronounced when data is used to form rigid class ability groups. Rigid grouping means that students with backgrounds that disadvantage them in education can be locked into ...

Rigidity of class ability grouping practices in Australia
O. Johnston, N. Christa and W. and Zhang
Research Papers in Education
doi.org/10.1080/0267...

15.07.2025 02:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are Australian schools becoming less inclusive? Changes to class ability grouping practices in Australian secondary schools Class ability grouping does not improve overall academic results, and is inequitable because it segregates students according to their disability, race, class, gender, and other factors that alread...

Are Australian schools becoming less inclusive? Changes to class ability grouping practices in Australian secondary schools.
O. Johnston and P. Palamara
International Journal of Inclusive Education
doi.org/10.1080/1360...

15.07.2025 02:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Book review: Bottom Set Citizen: Ability grouping in schools โ€“ meritocracyโ€™s undeserving, by Paula Ambrossi

โ€˜When academic knowledge is weaponised by being used as the means of oneโ€™s humiliation, the relationship between child and academic knowledge is warpedโ€™. Privilege to review "Bottom Set Citizen: Ability grouping in schools" by
Paula Ambrossi doi.org/10.14324/LRE... @accessdetracktrack.bsky.social

28.04.2025 04:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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