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mydiamond

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on: Jul 1, 2018
A functionalist would argue that schools track because:
 
  a. it is meant to perpetuate the current system of inequality.
  b. it is designed to help higher-ability students more than lower-ability students.
  c. tracking disadvantages higher-ability students by holding them back.
  d. it should help all types of learners learn better.

Question 2

Tracking is:
 
  a. the longitudinal study of adults' educational achievement.
  b. the practice of evaluating children and encouraging them to follow a particular educational program.
  c. the formal term used for holding children back or moving a child ahead a grade in school.
  d. a research method used to study the process of education in the U.S.


janeli1

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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b


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