Instructional Strategies and Best Practices to Narrow the Mathematics Achievement Gaps Between African American, Hisp... - 7 views

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  #1 loreggio1 on 28 Jun 16

   

  The research questions of this single site case study involved understanding why an achievement gap exists, and to identify the instructional strategies and best practices used to narrow the achievement gap. Interview data from 14 educators, student test results, and documents (parent logs and campus action plan) were collected and analyzed over five weeks. Data analysis strategies included transcribing interview data, data triangulation, and identifying common themes to report the findings and conclusions of the study. Results of the study indicate that poverty, lack of parental involvement, student culture and behavior, student mobility, and a lack of consistent small group instruction contributed to the achievement gaps between African American, Hispanic, and European American students in mathematics. Likewise, findings indicate that the school narrowed the achievement gaps by actively involving school personnel, implementing small group instruction, encouraging teacher collaboration, mentoring students, and using a variety of resources. Implications for positive social change include providing educators further insight to narrow achievement gaps, which help promote equitable education for all students.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The research questions of this single site case study involved understanding why an achievement gap exists, and to identify the instructional strategies and best practices used to narrow the achievement gap. Interview data from 14 educators, student test results, and documents (parent logs and campus action plan) were collected and analyzed over five weeks. Data analysis strategies included transcribing interview data, data triangulation, and identifying common themes to report the findings and conclusions of the study. Results of the study indicate that poverty, lack of parental involvement, student culture and behavior, student mobility, and a lack of consistent small group instruction contributed to the achievement gaps between African American, Hispanic, and European American students in mathematics. Likewise, findings indicate that the school narrowed the achievement gaps by actively involving school personnel, implementing small group instruction, encouraging teacher collaboration, mentoring students, and using a variety of resources. Implications for positive social change include providing educators further insight to narrow achievement gaps, which help promote equitable education for all students.</div>

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