Do Race/Ethnicity-Based Student Achievement Gaps Grow over Time? Issue Brief

Institution	ACT, Inc.
Titel	Do Race/Ethnicity-Based Student Achievement Gaps Grow over Time? Issue Brief
Quelle	(2012), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Achievement Gap; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Academic Achievement; High School Graduates; African American Students; White Students; Hispanic American Students; Asian American Students; Minority Group Students; College Preparation; College Entrance Examinations; Standardized Tests; Scores; Grade 8; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Reading Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Science Achievement; Educational Testing; Language Arts; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; Schulleistung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Aufnahmeprüfung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Leseleistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Sprachkultur; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	Last year, Hispanic and African American high school graduates met ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks in English, reading, mathematics, and science at substantially lower rates than did Asian and White graduates. For example, the rate of White graduates who were college ready in English (77%) was twice that of their African American peers (35%). Unfortunately, evidence of such academic achievement gaps--as measured by College Readiness Benchmarks and other measures of academic achievement--is all too common and persistent. While much attention has been paid to achievement gaps, growth gaps have been largely overlooked. This brief investigates race/ethnicity-based growth in achievement gaps for ACT-tested 2011 high school graduates. First it looks at growth in achievement gaps among the four largest racial/ethnic groups (i.e., African American, Asian, Hispanic, and White), and then it highlights the gaps of the two largest racial/ ethnic minorities in the United States--African American and Hispanic students. Appended are: Table A1: N-Counts, Percentages and Average ACT Scores, by Race/Ethnicity; Table A2: Average EXPLORE, PLAN, and ACT Scores and Score Gains, by Race/Ethnicity; and Table A3. Gap between African American and Hispanic Students from EXPLORE to PLAN and PLAN to ACT. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10