Factors which correlate with the Achievement Gap: Race
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| The Significance of Race in the Racial Gap in Academic Achievement by Pedro A. Noguera and Antwi Akom, June 19, 2000. |
An opinion article (no data; no references). "The appearance of a racial gap in student achievement is by no means a new development." |
Closing the Achievement Gap: Policy Implications for Teacher Quality, Curriculum and Teacher Expectations, by The Education Alliance in West Virginia. |
A research and policy paper. See p. 5, "Unequal Expectations." [Sadowski (2001)]... suggests that different social expectations often hinder black student achievement in the following ways. 1. Black students feel less connected to school than white students and have more negative relationships with their peers than do white students. 2. Stereotype anxiety may also discourage black students from completing and submitting homework. 3. Teacher expectations for black students are lower than those for white students resulting in lowering students’ own expectations about their abilities. |
| Multiple Facets of Inequity in Racial and Ethnic Achievement Gaps by Jaekyung Lee (2004). Peabody Journal of Education | A research paper. |
| Perspectives on the Gaps: Fostering the Academic Success of Minority and Low-Income Students (2004), North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL). Links to a 54 page 670 KB PDF file. | A research paper with policy implications. Four different approaches to reducing achievement gaps: a) data, b) literacy improvement in a high school, c) a high scholarship approach, and d) rural. A common perception: "race was the only definition given in regard to diversity." Common solution themes emerge: a) leadership, b) data use, and c) teacher support. |
| Addressing disproportionate representation of minority students in special education placement by refining the referral process, Department of Special Education, Maryland. | Results of a pilot project which included:
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