2021
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/kb7we
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The Dark Side of Detracking: Mixed-Ability Classrooms Negatively Affect Low Achievers’ Academic Self-Concept

Abstract: We tested how detracking school reforms, which abolish ability grouping and introduce mixed-ability classrooms, affect students’ math motivation. To do so, we made use of data from two unique natural experiments (N Study 1 = 78,376, N Study 2 = 2,257) and compared student cohorts before and after detracking. In both studies, we found low achievers’ math motivation to be substantially lower after the reform, whereas this was not the case for high achievers. Our study reminds researchers and policymakers that de… Show more

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“…. Academic selfconcept is a student's motivation regarding beliefs about his or her abilities in academic achievement (Fleischmann et al, 2023).…”
Section: Introduction Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…. Academic selfconcept is a student's motivation regarding beliefs about his or her abilities in academic achievement (Fleischmann et al, 2023).…”
Section: Introduction Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Asking pupils, especially those struggling with learning problems, whether they feel well supported by their teachers leads to predominantly positive assessments (de Boer, Kuijper, 2021;Lindner, Alnahdi, Wahl, Schwab, 2019). In particular, pupils with general learning difficulties seem to benefit from the transnational reform toward inclusive schooling because they usually acquire higher skill levels in inclusive settings than in special schools (Krämer et al, 2021) -even if inclusive schooling, for them, is associated with stronger negative reference group effects concerning their academic self-concept and enjoyment of learning (Kocaj, Kuhl, Jansen, Pant, Stanat, 2018;Fleischmann, Hübner, Nagengast, Trautwein, 2023).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%