The Achievement Gap A Generational Perspective Presented to
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The Achievement Gap A Generational Perspective Presented to EDUC 7752 November 11, 2008 Marjorie Economopoulos
Overview • • Focus on mathematics (middle & high) Gender Race/Ethnicity Data driven decision making – Education Trust, Katie Haycock presentation • How does GA measure up? • OK, what can we do about it all?
Before We Begin 1. Does your school practice tracking (grouping) in Mathematics, reading, other? What are a few advantages? A few disadvantages? 2. What do the students in the advanced class look like? Who are the students in the slowest group?
Gender Bias • Boys v. girls – 1963 adv math class at FSU (I was one of two girls in class, similar for Physics, Chem…) – Johns Hopkins research “innate ability” less for females (the math gene) – Efforts were focused, eg. AAUW, 50+ yrs – 1987, Sprayberry HS, Calculus class 50% girls – Opportunities are now, still some inequities… – Awareness, concerted efforts to diminish differences
Brown v. Board of Education • 50+ years later: a two tiered education system • Achievement gap remains wide • Efforts to close gap require change in belief systems of teachers and BOE • Good results are happening • Need concerted efforts to expand results
Some National Data • The Education Trust, Katie Haycock – A lifelong career – Data driven results oriented – Closing the achievement gap – A passion for kids • October 2008, a talk to superintendents in Springfield, Illinois
How are We Doing in GA? • National Center for Educational Statistics, NAEP we are similar to nation • Cobb County, CRCT, GHSGT • Capital View Elementary, APS
NAEP Nation Mathematics Grade 8
NAEP Georgia Mathematics Grade 8
Cobb Co, AYP CRCT Mathematics
Cobb Co, AYP GHSGT Mathematics
Capital View Elem, APS CRCT Mathematics
Demographics of Tracking Who are the students in these classes? • Advanced math classes • Regular (on-level) • Slow, modified, inclusion, … • New HS Math curriculum is designed to help alleviate the problem, implementation only exacerbates it
What Can We Do? • Speak of results, data driven decision making • Use your courses at KSU to learn more about how to obtain high performing results • Use your new “clout” with a Masters degree to help influence change
Discussion Presentation can be found at www. ksuweb. kennesaw. edu/~meconomo
References: Gender Research on the Male/Female Student Achievement Gap http: //www. swcompcenter. org/pdf/Gender_Overview. pdf In 2005, the U. S. Department of Education selected West. Ed as the agency to operate the Southwest Comprehensive Center (SWCC) with RMC Research Corporation and American Institutes for Research (AIR) as subcontractors on this project. For 50 years, the AAUW Educational Foundation has been breaking through barriers for women and girls. In 1958, the Educational Foundation was officially established to administer AAUW's fellowship and grant programs, advancing educational and professional opportunities for women in the United States and around the globe. . http: //www. aauw. org/ef 50/index. cfm American Association of University Women
Gender cont’d Gender Gaps: Where Schools Still Fail our Children, Executive Summary American Association of University Women, follow-up to How Schools Shortchange Girls. http: //www. aauw. org/research/upload/GGES. pdf U. S. Culture Discourages Girls from Excelling at Math October 10, 2008, Mathematical Association of America, online http: //www. maa. org/news/101008 girls. html
References: Achievement Gap Fifty Years after Brown v. Board of Education: A Two-Tiered Education System http: //www. eric. ed. gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs 2 sql/content_storage_01/0 000019 b/80/27/f 8/c 7. pdf Full text report available online, published by National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, www. nctaf. org The Education Trust, Katie Haycock, Closing the Achievement Gap, http: //www 2. edtrust. org/edtrust/ Data presentations available at http: //www 2. edtrust. org/Ed. Trust/Product+Catalog/recent+presentations. htm
References: Data Sources Georgia Department of Education, CRCT and GHSGT http: //public. doe. k 12. ga. us/ayp 2008/performance. asp? School. ID=63 3 -0000 -b-1 -0 -0 -0 -8 -0 -0 National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, NAEP data + much more http: //nces. ed. gov/ Under Data Tools, various methods of reporting. Dynamic reports are really fun and powerful
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