Ethnic Matching and the Achievement Gap
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In recent years, policymakers have sought to close the achievement gap between black and white students in America’s schools. There is strong evidence that ethnic matching strategies result in greater student achievement among African-Americans on standardized tests. However, for all the present evidence, little is known about why ethnic matching leads to higher scholastic achievement. Through surveys conducted from Black/African-American students at Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH, this study seeks a deeper understanding of what lies behind improved scholastic performance of ethnically matched students. This author hypothesizes that ethnic matching will correlate with higher levels of student confidence. The survey sought to understand how having or not having a teacher of one’s ethnicity impacts one’s confidence in one’s ability to perform academically well in high school and in college.
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