Teachers at Southington High School strongly support the implementation of leveled classes, the levels will go as followed, subsequently increasing in difficulty level as mentioned, College Prep (CP), Competitive College Prep (CCP), Honors (H), and Advanced Placement (AP). Teaches in support of these classes claim that students have a more individualized learning curriculum as well as benefitting from attending classes with other students of similar academic achievement. These Teachers support the system of_____.

Question

Option A
Universal Access

Option B
Tracking

Option C
Sorting

Option D
Placement

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Question 6
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Question 6
Sorting is defined as:

Option A
classifying students based on academic merit or potential.

Option B
one of the major methods used by people for upward social mobility.

Option C
the learning of academic facts and concepts through a formal curriculum.

Option D
the type of nonacademic knowledge that students learn through informal learning and cultural transmission.

Answer 1

For the first question regarding the system that Teachers at Southington High School support, the correct answer is:

Option B: Tracking

Tracking refers to the practice of placing students in different classes or educational paths based on their abilities or achievements, which aligns with the leveled classes mentioned (CP, CCP, H, AP).

For the second question about the definition of sorting, the correct answer is:

Option A: classifying students based on academic merit or potential.

Sorting involves categorizing students based on their skills, achievements, or potential, which fits this definition.