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A Study Of Resiliency In African-American Middle School Boys, Andrea Celico
A Study Of Resiliency In African-American Middle School Boys, Andrea Celico
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While our nation claims that we provide "equal learning opportunities" for all, the Black-White achievement gap still exists. This leads to a variety of political, economic, and social ramifications for our students. With this said, seldom are studies conducted that disprove the countless theories that explain why African-American students are at-risk for academic success. As an attempt to determine environmental factors that contribute to the achievement gap between African-American and Caucasian students, it is important to gain a greater understanding of how academically successful African-American students have managed to translate their struggles and experiences of oppression into academic success (Griffin …
The Link Between Teacher Practices And High School Students' Mathematics Self-Efficacy;A Multilevel Analysis, Clarence William Johnson
The Link Between Teacher Practices And High School Students' Mathematics Self-Efficacy;A Multilevel Analysis, Clarence William Johnson
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The recent push for accountability based on student achievement, by means of standardized testing, has resulted in the realization that urban students are not performing as well as their suburban counterparts. This gap is even more pronounced in the area of mathematics. Many factors contribute to poor performance on student achievement. Among these are family values and climate, school environment, peer pressure, and test-taking anxiety. A student's judgment of their capability to accomplish a task or succeed in an activity, or self-efficacy, is a key factor. Self-efficacy beliefs help determine how much effort a student will expend and how much …