Should middle and high schools use academic tracking?
tracking | aptitude | policy | component | involve
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Use the Focus Words
Use the Focus Words
tracking (noun) grouping by ability
Sample Sentence: Academic tracking means that students are placed into certain classes based on their performance.
Turn and Talk: Why do you think there is rarely tracking in P.E. class? Should there be?
Tracking can also be used as a verb (“track”)! The coach was tracking our performance.
aptitude (noun) ability, ease of learning
Sample Sentence: Let’s say Jasmine shows an aptitude for mathematics in sixth grade.
Turn and Talk: What is something for which you have an aptitude? What is something for which you do not have an aptitude?
policy (noun) course of action
Sample Sentence: The arguments for and against tracking policies have many components.
Turn and Talk: What is an example of an anti-bullying policy at your school?
component (noun) part
Sample Sentence: John’s musical talent was an important component of his application.
Turn and Talk: Describe the components of a recent project you had to complete.
involve (verb) to engage; to include
Sample Sentence: Critics of tracking may worry that schools do not involve themselves enough with the progress of lower-tracked students because they are focused on the higher-tracked students.
Turn and Talk: What can be done to involve students who don’t usually participate in class discussions?
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