Achievement Gap Essay Examples

Impact of Racism on Student Achievement: Analyzing the Achievement Gap

5 Pages 2311 Words

Abstract This paper seeks to explore the complex relationship between the racist policies of America’s past and the “achievement gap” as coined by James Coleman in his 1966 eponymous report, also referred to as the “Equality of Educational Opportunities” report (EEO) (Coleman et al 1966). By tracing the history of the treatment of African Americans in the United States, we...

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Reflective Essay on Necessity to Diminish Achievement Gap

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Education the process for receiving information and system for learning. A system for learning that is to be given to all students equally. There are many general topics in education. All of which are differ in how long they have been a problem and how large scale they are. A few of the smaller scale issues in education include technology,...

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District Diversity Plan to Diminish Achievement Gap

3 Pages 1190 Words

Background With an enrollment of over 13,000 students in 23 schools, Pulaski County is one of the largest districts in the state of Arkansas. Pulaski County Special School School District (PCSSD) is committed to providing each student with an excellent education. Our district’s diversity committee reviewed the district’s mission, vision and core beliefs. The committee reviewed Aspire test score data,...

Achievement GapCollege Students

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Gender Gap in Math Achievement

4 Pages 1958 Words

While a wide range of sociocultural forces contribute to the gender gap in mathematics, it is interesting to examine the brain composition of both males and females and the effects it has on overall performance. However, experience alters brain structures and functioning (Benbow, Geary, Gernsbacher, Gur, Halpern, & Hyde, 2014), so explanations regarding cognitive ability and its effects on females’...

Achievement GapGender Stereotypes

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The Gap in Educational Attainment and Its Widening Forces

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If there’s something we’ve learnt from the ever so long chronicles of human history, it’s that that we can’t set boundaries to the benefits of knowledge/ education. And how far humanity has come in light of this realization is irrefutable. In the UK, for example there are currently 32,418 schools; among which 3,714 are nurseries, 20,832 are primary schools, 19...

Achievement GapSocial Inequality

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Closing the ELL Vocabulary Gap through Collaboration and Inquiry

4 Pages 1804 Words

Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not collaboration through inquiry-based learning can help ELLs increase vocabulary and literacy skills in order to close the reading achievement gap. A mixed methods design was used with triangulation, using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews to determine the themes in the qualitative data and frequencies and percentages were used...

Achievement GapCollaboration Literacy

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