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Alejandra Miranda; Tim Gill – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2025
This report looks at the provision of GCSE subjects in England in 2023. Provision in a subject is defined as the number or percentage of schools with at least one student taking the subject. It could be argued that this may not cover all the 'provision', since schools might offer to provide a subject but none of their students wants to study it.…
Descriptors: School Size, Diversity (Institutional), Institutional Characteristics, Differences
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Kerckhoff, Alan C. – American Sociological Review, 1986
Examines the effects of school types and ability grouping within school types on individual student performance. Results demonstrate that students in high ability groups gain more and students in low ability groups gain less over a five-year period than they would be expected had they not been separated into ability groups. (Author/PS)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Advanced Placement