RUNNINGHEAD: FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS Falling Through the Cracks: Low Student Achievement in Urban High Schools By Ashelley Wilder‚ BS Coppin State University/University of Baltimore Dr. Bridal Pearson‚ Ph.D December 8‚ 2010 Abstract Retention and the decision to dropout are two of the many pervasive attitudes that undermine the success of students in urban high schools. The achievement gap between urban and suburban students has been an issue of growing concern among researchers
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Introduction The achievement gap‚ which can also be viewed as an opportunity gap‚ explains the difference in achievement between minority and white students. Indictors of this gap are shown through scores on standardized test‚ grade point averages‚ college enrollment and degrees earned. Research shows that the achievement gap can be seen before children even reach kindergarten. However‚ it is important to recognize and understand the factors that impact the achievement gap‚ and the dimensions. Also
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When Richard Rodriguez entered first grade at Sacred Heart School in Sacramento‚ California‚ his English vocabulary consisted of barely fifty words. All his classmates were white. He kept quiet‚ listening to the sounds of middle-class American speech‚ and feeling alone. After school he would return home to the pleasing‚ soothing sounds of his family’s Spanish. When his English showed little sign of improvement‚ the nuns at his school asked Rodriguez’s parents to speak more English at home. Eager
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The achievement gap is the difference in academic performance between groups of students. Groups of students like socioeconomic status‚ race and ethnicity‚ and gender. You can see the achievement gap in grade levels‚ standardized-testing‚ and course selection. The achievement gap is used to show the different performance gaps between different groups with African-American and Hispanic students‚ being at the lower part of the scale‚ compared to non-Hispanic white peers. There is a similar academic
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Achievements Of Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was a king of Macedonia who conquered an empire that stretched from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan. Alexander was the son of Philip II and Olympias (one of Philip’s seven or eight wives). He was brought up with the belief that he was of divine birth. “From his earliest days‚ Olympias had encouraged him to believe that he was a descendent of heroes and gods. Nothing he had accomplished would have discouraged this belief‚” writes Wellesley
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five beings (Australopithecines‚ Homo habilis‚ Homo erectus‚ Neanderthal‚ and Cro-Magnon) were different from each other‚ they each had there place in the continuously progressive development of there kind. Each new achievement seeming to build onto the last. Three major achievements‚ the invention of tools‚ the ability to manipulate fire‚ and the development of language‚ are in my opinion the most significant accomplishments of the many that the Hominids achieved. Each of these skills were enhanced
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Roman Achievements Jigsaw Background: The period of great cultural achievements for the Roman Empire is referred to as the Pax Romana‚ or “Peace of Rome.” Beginning after the Republican Wars in 27 B.C.‚ and lasting to about 180 A.D.‚ this era was marked by general tranquility and unity across the empire. By this time‚ Rome had overtaken most of the Mediterranean world and had spread its culture. Family & Religion The family was the basic unit of Roman society. Under Roman law‚ the male head
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ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE AQUINO ADMINISTRATION HIGHLIGHTS Revolutionary Government Proclamation No. 3‚ which established a revolutionary government‚ was issued by President Aquino after assuming her presidency. Abolishment of 1973 Constitution led to the promulgation of the provisional 1986 Freedom Constitution. This allowed Aquino to exercise both executive and legislative powers. Landmark Legislation Aquino promulgated two landmark legal codes: Family Code of 1987. This reformed the civil law on family
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Klebanov‚ P.‚ Feinstein‚ L.‚ Brooks-Gunn‚ J.‚ Duckworth‚ K.‚ & Japel‚ C. (2007). School Readiness and Later Achievement. Developmental Psychology‚ 6‚ 1428-1446. Purpose of the Study and Hypotheses The researchers of this study wanted to estimate links between key elements of school readiness-school-entry academic‚ attention‚ and socioemotional skills-and later school reading and math achievement. In particular‚ they wanted to find out what factors would and would not affect later education success
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management‚ including motivation and organizational behavior. ... The acquired-needs theory as proposed by David McClelland‚ including the three ... http://www.netmba.com/mgmt/ david mcclelland achievment motivation needs theory David McClelland’s achievement motivation theory in summary‚ plus more free ... marketing‚ project management‚ communications‚ leadership‚ time management‚ ... http://www.businessballs.com/davidmcclelland.htm David McClelland - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia High need for
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