Provide targeted support depending on sorting strategy: monitor students weakest relative to classmates, and support teachers of disruptive sorted classrooms with classroom management and challenging engagement¶

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Description¶

The release proposes that schools using skill-based sorting direct support according to who is most disadvantaged under that arrangement. It states that "Students with the weakest skills relative to their peers need close monitoring and support," and that under sorting, "Teachers in these classrooms need support around classroom management and getting students engaged in challenging work." The strategy ties support decisions to the sorting choice a school makes.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Schools must know which students are lowest-skilled relative to their classmates and which classrooms are disruptive

Constraints¶

• The release presents this as an implication tied to sorting choices; it describes no tested support intervention

Target Learners¶

• high school algebra students in sorted or de-sorted classrooms

Target Learning Goals¶

• algebra achievement
• grades and pass rates
• engagement in challenging work

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Elaine Allensworth and Takako Nomi. (2014). Skill-Based Sorting in the Era of College Prep for All. University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/skill-based-sorting-era-college-prep-all-costs-and-benefits