Horizontal stratification policies aim to manage students’ heterogeneity in their interests and academic performance …

„Horizontal stratification policies aim to manage students’ heterogeneity in their interests and academic performance, allowing teachers and schools to work with students who have similar levels of knowledge, paces of learning or career prospects.“
OECD (Hrsg.), PISA 2022 Results, Vol.II. Learning During – and From – Disruption (2023), S. 144.