IGCSE Sociology Practice Exam 2026 – Comprehensive Test Prep

Dividing students by ability for a subject is known as setting. It involves arranging learners into groups within a single subject so that pace and tasks can be matched to readiness, such as a high-ability set working on more challenging problems while a lower-ability set focuses on foundational skills. This is different from grouping by gender across all subjects (single-sex schools), using IQ tests as an assessment tool (they measure ability, not the practice of grouping itself), or the official curriculum (which specifies what is taught, not how students are arranged). So the term that describes dividing students by ability for a subject is setting.