Black-White Achievement Gaps

1.) Initially, I wanted to explore the functionalities of Haitian Americans within the American education system, but once I began to search the different databases , there was little to no literature on the topic. So therefore I then selected a different research topic, Same Sex Schools and how the environment affected learning outcomes. However, that research topic fell into my lap as I searched the OneSeach database and found lots of material posted about the topic. In the end, that topic was not of much interest to me personally. So I then changed my topic again. I think I pulled my topic from my “Education in America” class, as my topic now is “Black-White Achievement gaps in the US.” This topic sparked my interest as a prospective teacher …show more content…
The use of HLM allowed researchers to simultaneously assess school differences in mathematics achievement, and examine the race-based gap in student mathematics achievement scores. This model also measures several other aspects as the variances in outcomes that are attributed to the differences within schools are also examined. The data was analyzed in steps using the HLM model. In the first step a base-line model was established, and only used student-level predictors of student scores on the mathematics achievement tests. This level-one, within-school, model includes student race, SES, gender, and 10th grade mathematics achievement. Level two highlighted the influence of schools on student achievement. This model examined how average mathematics achievement differs in schools with varying characteristics of students, and the race gap in mathematics achievement seen within these same