Abstract

TREVINO, Ernesto et al. Grouping by Academic Ability in the School System: New Evidence for Understanding Inequalities in the Chilean Education System. RMIE [online]. 2018, vol.23, n.76, pp.45-71. ISSN 1405-6666.

The objective of this article is to describe the magnitude, the levels of recurrence, and the characteristics of the practices of segregation or grouping by ability that occur in the Chilean school system. Through quantitative analysis, three types of grouping are identified: a) at the beginning of the school year, b) the reorganization of students, and c) the non-random distribution of new students. The results suggest that grouping by ability is the most frequent during the final years of compulsory education, especially in the first and third years of secondary school or in the final years of secondary school. Grouping by ability is the most frequent at schools with the greatest vulnerability and size.

Keywords : educational equality; educational exclusion; educational opportunities; educational policy.

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