Theachievementgapistheeducationgapbetweentheperformancegroupofstudentsinwhichthesegroupsare usuallydefinedbytheirsocialstatus,raceorgender.Theeducationexpertsprovedthatthisgaphadanegative impactonthestudentsofthenewgenerationasmostofthemtendtobelievethatthisgapcouldn'tbechangedand thattheirlifesuccessandlearningwillbedependingontheirsocialstatus,raceorgender.Thisgapnotonly affectsstudents,butalsoaffectseveryoneinthe...
AchievementGap
AchievementGapsintheUnitedStatesaretoughtodefineCurrentlyacademiaisfocusingonracialandethnic gapsandmightbeoverlookingasubtlefact.Thereisatrendinongoingresearchthatshowsmanyoflowest achievingstudentshailfromalowsocioeconomicstatusBeforeaddressingtheracialgapsinachievement, educatorsmustlooktowardsbetterunderstandingtheeffectthatlowSEShasonstudents.Afterknowinghow muchSESimpactsachievement,educatorsandresearcherswillbebetter
TheAchievementGap
theeducationsector,theachievementgapdelineatestheobserveddisparityinschoolperformanceamongstudent groups.Thisgapismanifestedinmeasuressuchastestscores,grades,collegecompletionanddropoutrates,and selectionofcoursesWithintheUScontext,theachievementgaphasoftenbeenusedtorefertotheworrying performancedisparitiesbetweenLatinosandAfrican-Americansononehandandtheirnon-Hispanicwhite counterpartsontheotherThegapalsodescribesacademicdifferences
TheGapOfTheAchievementGap
AchievementGaps
AchievementGapsReading,writingandtheabilitytosolvesimplemathematicalproblemsareapartofthe necessarytoolsneededtosurviveinAmericaConsequently,suchlearningtoolsareusednumeroustimes throughoutthedaywithoutrecognition.However,reading,writingandbasicknowledgeofmathematicalproblems arenotequallyachievedbyallsocialgroupsItisclearthateducationplaysamajorroleinthefutureofan individual,yetthereareachievementgapsbetweenBlack,White...
AchievementGap
Whenthinkingaboutakeyissuetoexplore,wequicklyturnedtoachievementgapsbecauseweknowitwillbean issuewefaceoncewehaveourownstudentsThedifferentfactorsthatwefocusedonwererace/ethnicity, socioeconomicstatus,andgender.Whendiscussingachievementgaps,wearereferringtoapersistentdeficitin educationalperformancebetweenvariousgroupsofstudentsWeknowthatwewillbeteachingvariousstudents whoarelearningonalldifferentlevelsandsomeofthosestudents...
GapAnalysis:TheAchievementGap
TheAchievementGapTherehasbeenapatternofminoritiesandthosewhocomefromlow-incomefamilies testinglowerthantheirwhite,higher-classcounterparts.Thispatternofdisparityiscalledtheachievementgapand itisoneofthemainfocusesofeducationreformintheUnitedStatestodayTherehavebeenmanyreformsthat havebeenpushedtohelpclosethisgap,butitstillremainssubstantiallywideResearchershavediscovered differentfactorsthatmaybecausingthegapaswellas...
TheAchievementGapProblem
Isitpossiblefortheachievementgaptobesolved?Theachievementgapisthedifferenceintestscoresbetween differentgroupsofstudents.Inthearticle,thestudentsaregroupedbasedonethnicity,familyhistory,and economicbackgroundEducationalfacilitieshavebeenattemptingtoclosethegapforthepastcoupleyears,but theproblemstillpersists.Ravitchistheauthorofthearticleandhasputalargequantityoftimetowardsthe achievementgapissueShehasresearchedandfound
AchievementGapInEducation
Introduction"Thesocioeconomicachievementgapineducationreferstotheinequalityinacademicachievement betweengroupsofstudentsTheachievementgapshowsupingrades,standardizedtestscores,courseselection, dropoutrates,andcollege-completionrates,amongothersuccessmeasures"(Ansell,2017).Typically,when discussingtheachievementgap,educatorsarecomparingtheacademicprogressofAfrican-Americanstudentsor HispanicstudentstotheprogressofwhitestudentsMore-often-than-not
AchievementGapwithMinorities
aboutachievementgapisbroached,itisoftenoffensivetowardsminorities.Mainlybecauseitimpliesthatyou're acknowledgingthefactthatthereisandachievementdifferenceamongtheirraceandWhitesPersonallyIhaveno problemwiththetermbecauseitisfactual.It'swhatschoolofficialsarenotdoingtoclosethisgapthatihavea problemwithTheachievementgapissustainedbypoorschoolmanagementandteaching–notothersocialor culturalfactors.Inordertoclosethisgapamong...
alonenarrowtheracial/ethnicachievementgapKatieHaycockbelievesinadequatefundingandthathigh standardswillimproveacademicachievement(Paciorek).Shethinkstheonlywaytoreallyclosethegapistofix theunderperformingschoolsRichardRothsteinbelievestheachievementgapwillbenarrowedwhentheoutside groupscollaborate,notjustthosefunctioningwithintheschool.Hewantstobringmorepeopletothetableto improveacademicachievement(Paciorek).Ifoundanarticle...
AchievementGapEssay
Theachievementgapisdefinedasthedisparitybetweentheperformancegroupsofstudents,especiallygroups definedbygender,race/ethnicity,abilityandsocio-economicstatus.Theachievementgapcanbeobserved throughavarietyofmeasuresincludingstandardizedtestscores,gradepointaverages,dropoutrates,college enrollmentandcompletionrates.TheBlack-Whiteachievementgapisacriticalissueinmodernsociety's educationsystemAlthoughdatasurroundingtheissueclearlyindicates
EssayOnAchievementGap
AwidespreadissueforAmericans,theachievementgapisasignificantinequalitythatyoungminoritiesface. Directlycorrelatedwiththesocietalinjusticesofpovertyandracism,oftenresultinginlimitedopportunitiesand socioeconomicstagnation,theachievementgapencompassesthedisparityineducationperformanceofstudentsby raceandincome.Asthebasicvaluesofademocraticgovernmentincludejusticeandliberty,itisimperativethata democracyanddemocraticcitizensprovideequal
ClosingTheAchievementGap
onClosingtheAchievementGapFormyreflectiveintegration,IfoundanarticleontheDenverPostthatcaught myeyeMostofthearticlesIfoundintheopinionheaderwereaboutpoliticsWiththosearticlesbeingimportant andmeaningful,theyaren'tsomethingthatIampassionateabout.ThearticleIfoundiscalled"Let'sgotothe moon(andback)toclosetheachievementgapbycolumnistandeditorialwriterMeganSchraderoftheDenver Post.Closingtheachievementgaphasbeenanongoing...
TheSegregationOfTheAchievementGap
TheCamouflagedSegregationoftheAchievementGapintheUnitedStatesEducationSystemThefirstpublic schoolintheUnitedStatesopenedinBostonintheyearof1821Bytheendofthe19thcentury,publicsecondary schoolsbegantooutnumberprivateones.Nevertheless,theeducationsystemstartedwithmanyflaws.Oneofthe biggestproblemsofthepubliceducationalsystemisthat,althoughitgavethelessadvantagedanopportunityto learn,itdidsoinasegregatedway.Whenwetalkabout...
TheImportanceOfTheAchievementGap
significantandconstantimbalanceintheacademicperformancesoreducationalrequirementstheachievementgap iscreated.Schoolsarenotworkinghardenoughtominimizeorclosetheachievementgap.Theachievementgap candifferfromschooltoschool,districttodistrict,andcommunitytocommunityandhavenumerousdifferent influentialfactorsthatcausetheachievementgapTheachievementgapcanbecreatedfromstandardsand requirementsstudentsareneededtofulfill,afamily'sincome...
AchievementGapReflection
TheAchievementGapOfEducation
"AchievementGap."Thesearetwoofthemostpowerfulandcontroversialwordsintheeducationalfieldtoday. Professionalsusethetermachievementgaptorefertothedifferencesinperformance,whetheritbetestscores, attendance,drop-outrates,graduationrates,etc,amongstthevariousstudentpopulationsineducationTherehave beenmanyeducationalpoliciesandreformsinanattempttonarrowtheachievementgapamongstthevarious ethnicgroupsnamely,"NoChildLeftBehind"(NCLB)
AchievementGapEssay
TheAchievementGapThereisapersistentachievementgapthathascontinuallytakenplacewithinthe educationalsystemthatneedstobesecuredTheNationalCenterForEducationalStatisticsindicates,"gapsappear whenonegroupofstudentsoutperformsanothergroupandthereisastatisticaldifferenceinscores"(NEA,2014). ThereisstatisticalevidenceexhibitinggapsinperformancebetweenwhitestudentsandtheirblackandHispanic counterpartsinmathandreadingEffortstoreach
AchievementGapEssay
standardthatweusetohold.Asthiscountrystrivestobethebestintheweneedtofindawaytobebackontop witheducationofAmerica'syouthStartingwiththesolvingtheproblemoftheachievementgapTheachievement gapisoneofthemainreasonstheU.S.edcuactionsystemdepletesedthegapitreferedtowhitesandasian descendantsrankhigherondifferencechartsthatafricanamericansandlatinosthe
TheBackWhiteAchievementGap:WhentheProgressStoppedfocusesontheeducationalgapsuchasschool achievement,contextualfactorsandeducationalattainmentbetweenBlackandWhiteduringtheearly20sand presenttimeAlsogivestheoriesthatmaybecausingthiseducationalgaptobecomeaproblemThispaperwill firstdiscussthetheorythenIwilltellwhythisisthereason.ThetheorythatIwouldchoosetobestfitthissocial problemisConcentratedPovertybecausethereisadifference
CloseTheAchievementGap
AlongwiththenumerousattemptstoclosetheachievementgapcameAmerica'sfirstfederallyfundedstate assessments,createdwiththeintentionofholdingthenation'sschoolsaccountableforprovidingaquality educationforeverystudentThislegislationwasrevisitedin2001bytheBushadministrationwiththeNoChild LeftBehindAct,whichsawtheachievementgapthatstillexistedamongethnicminoritygroups,butalso recognisedaprominentgapwithinpoverty-strickencommunitiesWiththis
AbolishingAchievementGap
andreports,achievementgapsareaddressedintermsofeconomicdifferencesandlittleornoconnectionmadeto raceIntheUC(UniversityofCalifornia)data,itshowstheintersectionalityofraceandincomerevealsimportant subtletiesaboutracialachievementgaps.First,ateveryincomelevelBlackandBrownstudentsareoutperformed byWhitestudents.Blackstudentsarepredictablythelowestperforminggroupateverylevel.Second,thedata showsustheastonishingachievementdisparityexisting
AchievementGapTheory
ExaminingMathematicsAchievementGapsinThreeMiddleSchoolsinGreenvilleCountySchoolDistrictThe achievementgapreferstothepersistentdisparityofeducationalmeasuresobservedbetweentheperformanceof groupsofstudents,suchasstudentsgroupedbyrace,ethnicityorgender.Themathematicalachievementgapin GreenvilleCountySchoolDistrictcanbeobservedonavarietyofmeasures,includingadvancedplacementin mathematicscoursesandstandardizedtestscores.Datashowsanunflinching...
AcademicAchievementGap
AssessmentforEducationalProgress(2015)reportedthatthereisanacademicachievementgapbetweenblack andwhitestudents.Theacademicachievementgapreferstothestatisticaldifferencebetweenthescoresof studentswithdifferentbackgroundssuchas:race/ethnicity,genderdisabilityandincomeStrategiestoclosethe academicachievementgaparestillbeingexploredandsmallerclasssizescouldbeanoption(Achievementgaps, 2015).Classsizereferstothenumberofstudentsinoneclass,...
TheAchievementGapInEducation
reasonsomecommunitiesarestillstrugglingOnestrugglethatstillexistsintheUnitedStatesistheachievement gap,whichisagrowingproblemintoday'seducation.AccordingtoCynthiaPalmerMason,the"Achievementgap referstotheobserved,persistentdisparityofeducationalmeasuresbetweentheperformancesofgroupsof students"(Mason14).Somescholarsarguethattheachievementgapjustexistsandit'sarbitrarilymisfortuneif someonesuffersfromitseffects.However,researchlike...
MathAchievementGap
TheGlobalAchievementGap
Manygapswon'talloweducatorstoeducatethesestudentsadequately.Theglobalachievementgapwhich"isthe performanceofourstudentswhoareeconomicallydisadvantagedorwhocomefromlow-incomebackgrounds comparedtoourmiddle-classstudents"().Manyfactorsattributetothisachievementgap,buttwomainfactors thathavetoattributeareassessmentsachievementandnegativeviewsoflow-incomestudents.Thesetwofactors arehighlyresponsibleforcontributingtotheachievementgapin
AchievementGapEffect
Theachievementgapisaseriousissuethatishappeninginschoolseverywhereanditaffectssomanystudents.It canaffectstudentsinmanydifferentways,thereisnooneperspectiveonwhatcausesthegapTheachievement gapaffectsminoritiesmorethanthosewhoarenotminorities.Theachievementgapcanbecausedbymultiple thingsTeachforAmericamentionsmanydifferentwaysthattheachievementgapcanbecaused;socioeconomic correlation,racecorrelation,inequitableschoolfunding...
AchievementGapCycle
asawholedotobreakthecycle?ThereisagapbetweenAfrican-AmericanstudentsandCaucasianstudentsandit iscalledachievementgapAchievementGapisthedifferencebetweenlow-incomeandminoritystudents comparedtothatoftheirpeers.InthisgenerationtheAchievementGapbetweenAfrican-Americanstudentsand CaucasianstudentsseemstobeamajorissuebutoursocietyfailstorecognizewhythatgapexistsWhenwe recognizethatthegapexists,thenwecanbegintoaskhowtheracial...
AchievementGapCauses
RootCausesOverthepastfortyyearsomeaspectsoftheachievementgaphavebeenamelioratedForInstance, theblack/whiteachievementgapsinreadingandmathclosedbynear50percentamongstudentsages9,13,and 17yearold(Barton&Coley,2010)However,thenarrowingtrendfluctuatesandwithsomegapsinacademic attainmentgrowingandshrinkingsporadically,andmanyindicesindicatedlittleprogresssincethelate1980s. Therearemanyareasproblematicareasthatremainentrenched
Gatto'sAchievementGap
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ChildAchievementGap
ThechildachievementgaphasbeenanimportantissuefortheUnitedStatesschoolsystem.Accordingtothe NEA,childachievementgapsare,"differencesinacademicperformancebetweenstudentsofgroupswithdifferent backgrounds".Nowwiththetopicofcharterschoolsandthebeliefthatcharterschoolsaremorelikelytoaccept studentswhoareeasiertoteachandsuspendstudentswhoareanuisancetoteach,thereasonwhyachievement gapsexistshasjustgottenbroaderManycritics,suchas
problemswiththeeducationachievementgapIntheUnitedStatesmanystudentsarefacingdifferentrealitiesin schoolbecauseofwealthorbeinglessadvantagedManyfailtobuildacapacityandloveforknowledgeortheir desiretoincreasetheopportunitiestolearn.Studentsshouldhavetheabilitytoaccessalearningenvironmentina schoolwithqualifiedteachersandalsointheirhomesandintheircommunitiesTheonesolutionthatcanbe effectivetoclosethegapwouldbeeveryonetoreceive...
CausesOfTheAchievementGap
AnarticlefromTheJournalofNegroEducationinthewinterof1960attestssimilarlythecausesofthe achievementgapsonoticeableinthe21stCentury.AftertheSupremeCourtdecisiontointegratepublicschooling, aSuperintendentofacityunder"courtorder[s]tointegrateitsschools"notedanoverallincreaseinthebuildingof schoolsprimarilymeantforAfrican-Americansthan"ofwhiteschoolsinthestate"Thiswasnotanattemptto assistthecontinuallyburdenedAfrican-American...
ReducingAchievementGap
Aftercarefulexaminationofthepolicy,itisafeasiblepolicythatwouldreduceachievementgapsinstudentsA perfectexampleofateacherpayraiseprogramthatwassuccessfulinreducingtheachievementgapwasthe EqualityProject"TheEquityProjectchartermiddleschool,orTEP,inNewYorkCitysetstartingteachersalaries at$125,000,"andbecauseofthis"it'smostlylow-income,Latinostudentsoutperformedsimilarstudentsat comparableN.Y.schoolswithtestscoregainsequalto...
EducationAchievementGap
IrecentlywatchedavideoofDr.TonyWagner,co-directorofHarvard'sChangeLeadershipGroup,whenhe presentedaboutwhathecallsa"globalachievementgap"inwhichIhappenedtoagreewithhim,duringthe presentation,heoutlinedthe7mostimportantskillsstudentsneedtobesuccessfulintheworld.Hismessageis powerfulandpresentsthecasethemostcapablestudents,APandhonorstudentsarebeingshort-changedbecause theyarebeingpreparedintheuniversalcurriculumof'taking
TheAchievementGapAnalysis
soonnotbeabletosolvefuturechallengescausedbytheworldorothernations.Thenation'seducationshouldbe moreadvancethanbefore,toensurethatAmericawillalwaysbegreatOneoftheeventsthatiscausingthiscrisis istheAchievementGap.Whichisthedifferencebetweentheaveragetestscoreofonerace...
AchievementGapBetweenTheEducationalPerformanceGap
Achievementgapreferstothedifferencebetweentheeducationalperformancesofdifferentgroupsofstudents (HiddenCurriculum,2014).Whilethisisstillacommonprobleminsociety,manyeducatorsaretryingtoclosethe gapandgetallstudentsonthesamepageforsuccess.Itisimportanttoknownotonlythetypesofachievement gapsfacedwithinschools,butalsohowtheycanbehandledeffectivelyOnecommonachievementgapisthatof upper-classmajoritystudentsversuslower-classminority...
GlobalAchievementGap
AchievementGapInEducationEssay
IntroductionWhenmostpeoplethinkofachievementgapstheygenerallythinkabouthowoutsidesourcesfactor in,suchasone'ssocioeconomicbackground,raceorethnicity,languagebarriers,anddisabilities.Unfortunately, forstudentswithdisabilities,thereismorethanjustonecategorytheycanfallintowhendiscussingachievement gaps.Studentswithlearningdisabilitiesaregenerallydiagnosedintheareasofliteracyand/ornumeracy. However,studentsarenottypicallydiagnosedwith
TheUnsolvedIncomeAchievementGap
TheUnsolvedIncomeAchievementGapOneofthemostepidemicproblemsthatgreatlyaffectstheAmerican publiceducationtodayistheeconomicinequalityandtheresultinggapofacademicachievementbetweenrichand poorpublicschoolsTheproblemstartedtoexacerbateespeciallyinthelastfiftyyearsasthegapisstillwidening andcontinuetobeunsolved.Ofcourse,poorstudentswhocomefromfinanciallyunfortunatefamiliesarethemain sectthatfeelsitsimpactthemostGregDuncan
TheWhite-BlackAchievementGap
classroom.Themostunfortunatepartaboutthewhite-blackachievementgapisthatthereisnoeasysolutionto solvingitOnelargeproponentoftheachievementgapbetweenallschoolchildrenisthefactorofwealthand affluenceintheirhomes.Theracialachievementgapcomparedtothewealthachievementgapisquitestaggering. DianeRavitchstatesthat"incontrasttotheracialachievementgap,whichhasnarrowed,theincomeachievement gapisgrowing…[andis]nearlytwiceaslarge
ClosingtheAcademicAchievementGapCrisisinAmericaTheAchievementGapinAmericahasseparatedand dividedAmerica'syouthintomoreorless,twodifferentculturesofsocioeconomicplacement.Thefirstbeingthe predominantlyCaucasianstudentsatAmericanelementaryschools,highschools,andcollegesthatexcelgreatlyin theireducation.Mostofthetimeearningthemmiddletoupperclassjobsintheeconomy,theaforementioned groupcontrastssignificantlywithitsoppositecultureof
TheAchievementGapIsDifficultForChildren
MarkeseJonesMr.HanceAPWritingLab10February2015TheAchievementGapTheachievementgapis difficultforchildrenjustenteringschoolbecausethebarhasalreadybeensettowheresomeofthosechildrenare goingtolandAttheageofthree,childrenofpeoplewithcareershavevocabulariesthatarenearly15times greaterthan...
CloseTheAchievementGapAnalysis
improvestudentachievementItismyresponsibilitytoclosetheachievementgapbecauseclosingthisgapis imperativetomakingtheschoolaplacetheentirecommunitycanbeproudof.Thegrowthofallstudentsisthe markofasuccessfuleducationalleaderToclosetheachievementgapIhavetoseekthehelpofmanypeople withintheschoolcommunity.First,beforethebeginningoftheschoolyearIwillmeetwiththeteachersinmy buildinganddiscusswaystoclosethegap.Thestaffand...
ClosingtheAchievementGapEssay
TheNegativeEffectsOfTheAchievementGap
TheachievementgapintheUnitedStatesreferstoadifferenceineducationaloutcomesamongstudentsof differentsubgroups-mostspecifically,groupsdefinedbySES,race,andgender.Thereasontheachievementgap isbrokendownintothesesubgroupsisbecauseitmoreaccuratelyrepresentstheimportanceofeachinfluenceItis notallofthesesubgroupsincombinationthatcausesthegap,butrather,eachoneofthemindividuallycreatesthe gapTheultimategoalofalleducatorsistoactualize
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BaileyMahlerProfessorParentSocialAnthropology12December2016AchievementGapofNativeAmericans intheUnitedStatesTheoppressionofpeopleisoftenthoughtofasapoliticalinequality.Therearevariousforms ofoppressionTheformsofoppressiontypicallythoughtofareviolenceandexploitationHowever,asasociety Americadoesnotseetheoppressioncreatedbyalackofeducationthathappensthroughoutschools.Educationis atoolrequiredforsocietiestoadvanceLackof
GraduationSpeech:TheAchievementGap
REVIEWOFLITERATUREIntroductionTheachievementgapisatermthathasevolvedoverthepastdecadesto describetheacademicachievementprimarilybetweenracially,culturally,andlinguisticallymarginalizedandpoor familiesandotherstudents(Nieto,2010).Barton(2004)assertedthatthebasicrightstoequalschoolaccess eventuallybecameareality,butthatequalaccesshadnotledtoequalachievement.Imagineanelementaryschool whereallteachersareabletodifferentiatetheirstudents'
TheracialachievementgapisahighlytalkedaboutissuewithineducationintheUnitedStatesItreferstothe differencesinstandardizedtestscoresbetweenblackstudentsandwhitestudentsEventhoughthisissueisstill prevalenttoday,ithasimprovedgreatlyfromthepast.EversinceBrownv.BoardofEducation,wherethe supremecourtruledthatitwasunconstitutionalforschoolstoberaciallysegregated,theracialachievementgap hasbecomesmaller.However,itstillexistswhich...
AchievementGapInEducationEssay
understandanddirectoureducationalpractices,weneedtoreflectonourownbeliefsandunderstandingsAsa teacherweneedtoexaminetheroleofraceinordertolearnthecausethataffectstheachievementgapintheU.S. schoolstodayIntoday'sworldweseemanystudentfacethisachievementgapbecauseoffamily,communities, andmostimportantly,itallstartsofwithhavingarelationshipwiththeirteachersAsateacherweneedtoshow interestinourstudents'life.Ifwearemoreengaged...
TheAchievementGapIsDifficultForChildren
Theachievementgapisdifficultforchildrenjustenteringschoolbecausethebarhasalreadybeensettowhere someofthosechildrenaregoingtoland.Attheageofthree,childrenofpeoplewithcareershavevocabulariesthat arenearly15timesgreaterthanthoseofworkingclasschildren,andnearlydoublethechildrenwhosefamiliesare onwelfare."Thisstatisticshowsthatevenchildrenattheageofthreeexperiencetheachievementgapbecauseof theirownhomelife.Itisimperative...
EssayOnRacialAchievementGap
EducationAndAcademicAchievementGap
students.Manypeoplebelievethatschoolsshouldfocusonexcellingonstandardizedtesting,suchasstatetests andcollegeentranceexams,andloweringtheacademicachievementgapAfterall,theseexaminationsaremajor factorsinstudents'futuredecisionsandschools'academicsuccessgreatlyaffectstheiroverallachievement. Focusingonstandardizedtestingisimportant;however,basiccourses–suchasEnglish,mathematics,andscience–arenottheonlysubjectsthatarebeneficialwhenpreparing
TheAchievementGapAndAcademicGrowth
Theachievementgapinstudentstraditionallyisdeterminedthroughtestscoresorothermeasurementsthatare definedthroughsomesortofmeasurableacademicachievementEducatorshammerdowntesttakingstrategiesto studentsinpreparationforendofcoursestagemandatedassessmentthatwhenitisallsaidanddonethestudents aretiredofthetestbeforeitisevenadministeredStudentachievementshouldbemeasuredbasedonstudent growthandacademicgrowthshouldnotbetheonlything...
GraduationSpeech:AchievementGap
AchievementGapStudentsacrosstheglobevary,butespeciallywhenitcomestoacademicachievement.To some,thismaybeanobviousfact,but,whatmanytendtoforgetisthatthisvariationinachievementisrelatively stableandcanevenpredictastudentslateroutcomesuchasdroppingoutofschool.Manyofusprobablydonot rememberwhothehighestandlowestachieverswereinourthirdgradeclass,yetcanrecallthevaledictorianat ourhighschoolgradation.Well,chancesareifyou...
TheBlackWhiteAchievementGap
AfricanAmericanstudentsinanaffluent,suburbandistricthavenotsuccessfullyclosedtheachievementgap Thesestudents'aregenerallylowerperformingthatwhitesandAsiansandsometimeslowerthanHispanicand/or socio-economicallydisadvantagedAccordingtoSohn(2012)thephenomenonoftheblackwhiteachievementgap hasreturned.SlavenandMadden(2006)assert"ThegapinacademicachievementbetweenAfricanAmerican(as wellasLatino)childrenandtheirWhitepeersisarguablythe
Monson'sAchievementGapAnalysis
studentsspendintheclassroom?Everyyeartherearestudentswhofallbehindacademicallyduringtheschool year.Sub-culturedstudentsaretheonesathighrisk.Theachievementgapisidentifiedasthedisparityinacademic growthbetweengroupsofstudents(AchievementGap,2011)Forthisin-depthlookintotheachievementgap, Monson'sidentifiedastheruraldistrict,Brocktonasurban,andNorwoodassuburban.Monsonisaruraltown locatedinHampdenCountyThe2010censusreportedMonson's
TheBlackWhiteAchievementGap
TheBlack-WhiteAchievementGapInthearticle"TheBlack-WhiteAchievementGap:WhenTheProgress Stopped,"NAEP(theNationalAssessmentofEducationalProgress),discussesthepast45yearsandhowchildren intheblackcommunityhavestillnotmetthesamesuccessastheirwhitecounterparts.Notonlyhaseducation beenlackingintheblackcommunitybutsocio-economicgrowthandinterpersonalrelationshipshaveseena downwardtrendwithlittletonoprogressMoreover,theresourcesavailable
TheAfricanAmericanAchievementGap:
TheAfricanAmericanAchievementGap:WhyisitThereandWhatCanbeDoneAreBlackAmericansDumber thanWhiteAmericans?CanitunequivocallybestatedthatEuropeanAmericansholdmoreintelligencethen AfricanAmericans?AreAfricanAmericansgeneticallywiredtohavealessermentalcapacitythenEuropean Americans?ForalongtimethiswastheexplanationtoaburningproblemAfricanAmericansscorelowerthan WhiteAmericansonvocabulary,reading,andmathematicstests,aswellason...
SchoolAchievementGapAnalysis
Schoolisaninstitutionthatservesasameanstoprovidetheknowledgeandskillsnecessarytosuccessfully functioninsociety,suchasliteracyandpunctuality.Notonlydostudentsacquiretheseskills,butalsoknowledge of"hiddencurriculum,"whichteachescertainsocietalnormsandvalues.ThisconceptwasintroducedinLecture 42,withtheexamplesbeingobedience,hierarchy/powerlessness,andacceptanceofinequalityInregardsto obedience,studentslearnthatobeyingauthorityisessential...
TheImportanceOfTheAchievementGapInEducation
culturesInfact,whitefemaleteachersmakeupbetweeneighty-fivetoninetypercentoftheteachingprofession (Lowenstein2009).Additionally,withthisdemographicchangeintheclassroomscomesasignificantacademic gaporotherwiseknownastheAchievementGapThis"gap"iswideningbetweenculturallydiversestudentsand theirwhitepeers,educationneedstobroadentheirhorizonandenrichtheircurriculumtoincludeallstudentsas wellfullypreparingtheteacherstobeabletoteach...
AchievementGapLiteratureReview
Theachievementgaportheopportunitygapseemstobeafactorwhenitcomestohowurbanstudentsaretaught andperceivedTeacherscanhelpfixthegapthatexistsamongourstudentsacrosstheUSInordertodothis,itis necessarytoreviewstrategiesandteachingmethodsandcomparenotestoputaplantogetherthatcanbeginto starttoclosethegapthatexists.Thisreviewofliteraturewillfocusonsixbodiesofresearchthatwillhelpdevelop adeeperunderstandingofthe"gap"These
StudentAchievementGapAnalysis
Low-incomeminoritiesfacemanysocialchallengesthatcanhaveagreatimpactonanindividual'sabilityto pursuehighereducationAlthoughtherateatwhichAmericancompletefouryeardegreeshasexpanded,the "achievementgap"iscertainlyevident(Table326.10,2014).Minoritygroupsfordecadeshavebeen proportionallymisrepresentedforstudentsenteringandcompletingcollege(Cox,2016)AccordingtotheNational CenterforEducationStatistics(NCES),in1996thegraduationratefor...
TheGlobalAchievementGapAnalysis
policymakers,andbusinessleadersaredeterminedthateducationinthiscenturywilldifferorbealteredfrom educationfrompreviouscenturiesThroughouthistory,untilrecently,mostpeopleworkmanually,notmentally InWagner'sbook,TheGlobalAchievementGap,working,learning,andcitizenshipinthetwenty-firstcentury requirespeopletoknowhowtothink,reason,analyze,weighevidence,andproblemsolveinordertofunctionina 21stCentury(Wagner,2008).Wagneralsobelievedthateffective...