tracking
n. uncountablen. a way of grouping students into different classes based on their skills or grades. It helps teachers give students work that matches their level.
n. the practice of assigning students to specific curriculum groups or classes based on their academic ability or achievement levels. Often used in educational policy discussions regarding equity and differentiation.
The school uses tracking to group students for math classes.
Critics of educational tracking argue that it can limit the opportunities of students placed in lower-level groups.
While proponents suggest that tracking allows for more targeted instruction, many sociologists warn that it reinforces existing socioeconomic disparities by isolating disadvantaged students in less rigorous academic tracks.
In an educational context, it is usually uncountable; when referring to the physical act of following something, it remains uncountable.