@article{ChmielewskiDumontTrautwein2013,
  author    = {Chmielewski, Anna K. and Dumont, Hanna and Trautwein, Ulrich},
  title     = {Tracking Effects Depend on Tracking Type},
  series = {American Educational Research Journal},
  volume    = {50},
  journal   = {American Educational Research Journal},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {Sage},
  address   = {Thousand Oaks, Calif.},
  issn      = {0002-8312},
  doi       = {10.3102/0002831213489843},
  pages     = {926 -- 957},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {The aim of the present study was to examine how different types of tracking— between-school streaming, within-school streaming, and course-by-course tracking—shape students' mathematics self-concept. This was done in an internationally comparative framework using data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). After controlling for individual and track mean achievement, results indicated that generally for students in course-by-course tracking, high-track students had higher mathematics self-concepts and low-track students had lower mathematics self-concepts. For students in between-school and within-school streaming, the reverse pat- tern was found. These findings suggest a solution to the ongoing debate about the effects of tracking on students' academic self-concept and suggest that the reference groups to which students compare themselves differ according to the type of tracking.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{DumontReady2023,
  author    = {Dumont, Hanna and Ready, Douglas D. D.},
  title     = {On the promise of personalized learning for educational equity},
  series = {npj science of learning},
  volume    = {8},
  journal   = {npj science of learning},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {2056-7936},
  doi       = {10.1038/s41539-023-00174-x},
  pages     = {6},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Students enter school with a vast range of individual differences, resulting from the complex interplay between genetic dispositions and unequal environmental conditions. Schools thus face the challenge of organizing instruction and providing equal opportunities for students with diverse needs. Schools have traditionally managed student heterogeneity by sorting students both within and between schools according to their academic ability. However, empirical evidence suggests that such tracking approaches increase inequalities. In more recent years, driven largely by technological advances, there have been calls to embrace students' individual differences in the classroom and to personalize students' learning experiences. A central justification for personalized learning is its potential to improve educational equity. In this paper, we discuss whether and under which conditions personalized learning can indeed increase equity in K-12 education by bringing together empirical and theoretical insights from different fields, including the learning sciences, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. We distinguish between different conceptions of equity and argue that personalized learning is unlikely to result in "equality of outcomes" and, by definition, does not provide "equality of inputs". However, if implemented in a high-quality way, personalized learning is in line with "adequacy" notions of equity, which aim to equip all students with the basic competencies to participate in society as active members and to live meaningful lives.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{TetzlaffHartmannDumontetal.2022,
  author    = {Tetzlaff, Leonard and Hartmann, Ulrike and Dumont, Hanna and Brod, Garvin},
  title     = {Assessing individualized instruction in the classroom},
  series = {Learning and instruction : the journal of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)},
  volume    = {82},
  journal   = {Learning and instruction : the journal of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0959-4752},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.learninstruc.2022.101655},
  pages     = {10},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {In this article, we address the measurement of individualized instruction in the context of regular classroom instruction. Our study assessed instructional practices geared towards individualization in German third grade reading lessons by combining self-report data from 621 students, from their teachers (n = 57), and live obser-vations. We then investigated the reliability of these different approaches to measuring individualization as well as the agreement between them. All three approaches yielded reliable indicators of individualized practices, but not all of them corresponded with each other. We found considerable agreement between students and observers, but neither agreed with teachers' self-reports. Upon closer examination, we found that students' ratings only correlated with teacher ratings that were provided close to the timepoint of interest. This correlation increased when teacher measures were corrected for response tendencies. We conclude with some recommendations for future studies that aim to measure individualized instruction in the classroom.},
  language  = {en}
}