class set

English translation: ability group

08:20 May 29, 2019
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: class set
expression taken from the interim report ( UK), no context,
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Selected answer:ability group
Explanation:
"Setting" is a common process in schools whereby children are grouped by ability - for example, a school might have "set A" and "set B" for maths, with higher-ability children in "set A"

e.g. https://www.theschoolrun.com/secondary-school-sets-and-strea...

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Note added at 21 hrs (2019-05-30 05:21:34 GMT)
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More refs (to preclude any more discussion of setting vs streaming):

Sets are (or should be!) subject-based - as these links confirm:

"he is being moved from set 2 to set 3 in science"
https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/1207003-Is-it-normal-...

"Almost a third of pupils are misallocated to higher or lower maths sets, according to the latest findings of landmark research into grouping by attainment."
https://www.tes.com/news/exclusive-third-pupils-wrong-maths-...

"‘Setting’ usually involves grouping pupils in a given year group into classes for specific subjects, such as mathematics and English, but not across the whole curriculum."
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence-summari...

"Our setting in Year 7 is very important (it takes place in English, Maths and Science)."
http://www.rossettschool.co.uk/our-school/our-policies/setti...


And a very clear definition of the difference between "streaming" and "setting" (also see my initial reference), taken from an academic paper on educational theory:

"In the primary school, grouping can take several forms: streaming (children are placed in classes on the basis of their perceived general ability); setting (children are grouped across classes for particular subjects based on their perceived ability in that subject)"
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02671522.2012.7...
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ability group


Explanation:
"Setting" is a common process in schools whereby children are grouped by ability - for example, a school might have "set A" and "set B" for maths, with higher-ability children in "set A"

e.g. https://www.theschoolrun.com/secondary-school-sets-and-strea...

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Note added at 21 hrs (2019-05-30 05:21:34 GMT)
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More refs (to preclude any more discussion of setting vs streaming):

Sets are (or should be!) subject-based - as these links confirm:

"he is being moved from set 2 to set 3 in science"
https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/1207003-Is-it-normal-...

"Almost a third of pupils are misallocated to higher or lower maths sets, according to the latest findings of landmark research into grouping by attainment."
https://www.tes.com/news/exclusive-third-pupils-wrong-maths-...

"‘Setting’ usually involves grouping pupils in a given year group into classes for specific subjects, such as mathematics and English, but not across the whole curriculum."
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence-summari...

"Our setting in Year 7 is very important (it takes place in English, Maths and Science)."
http://www.rossettschool.co.uk/our-school/our-policies/setti...


And a very clear definition of the difference between "streaming" and "setting" (also see my initial reference), taken from an academic paper on educational theory:

"In the primary school, grouping can take several forms: streaming (children are placed in classes on the basis of their perceived general ability); setting (children are grouped across classes for particular subjects based on their perceived ability in that subject)"
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02671522.2012.7...

Jennifer Caisley
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Robertson
1 hr
  -> Thank you!

agree  philgoddard: I was in the bottom one for everything except languages :-)
4 hrs
  -> Likewise - except I was also oddly good at maths (not that I've ever used my equation-solving skills in real life!)

neutral  Daryo: it could also mean that the whole "year" was divided in several classes, each of different general level of "ability/advancement with the curriculum" // "no context" simply means the Asker can't recognise one even when it's staring at their face ...
14 hrs
  -> I'm afraid I would have to respectfully disagree - you're referring to "streaming", not "setting". I've added further references above to make this clear!

agree  Yvonne Gallagher: most likely
1 day 1 hr
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