RT Journal Article
T1 Analysing ability grouping in secondary school: A way to improve academic performance and mitigate educational inequalities in Spain?
A1 Blanco Varela, Bruno
A1 Amoedo, José Manuel
A1 Sánchez Carreira, María del Carmen
K1 Ability grouping
K1 Socio-educational vulnerability
K1 Efficiency
K1 Educational inequalities
K1 Educational economics
K1 Propensity score matching
AB Socio-educational vulnerability refers to the circumstances in which students face difficulties or challenges arising from socio-economic or contextual factors, such as a lack of resources or adverse family environments. Ability grouping during secondary school is widely used to improve student performance. The methodology tailored to students performance levels aims at providing improvements in their scores. This paper explores the complex relationship between ability grouping and socio-educational vulnerability. More specifically, it investigates how different student groups are affected by attending schools that implement ability grouping as compared to those that do not. The study is conducted in Spain, using the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) database and Propensity Score Matching methodology. The findings suggest that the ability grouping policy hinder equal opportunities for academically disadvantaged students, resulting in decreasing their abilities.
PB Elsevier
SN 0738-0593
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40830
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40830
LA eng
NO Blanco-Varela, B., Amoedo, J. M., & Sánchez-Carreira, M. C. (2024). Analysing ability grouping in secondary school: A way to improve academic performance and mitigate educational inequalities in Spain?. International Journal of Educational Development, 107, 103028. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJEDUDEV.2024.103028
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026