Racial and gender science achievement gaps in secondary education.
A substantial disparity exists for academic achievement in science between Black and White primary-school children. A similar gap exists between boys and girls. The extent to which secondary education influences these achievement gaps has not been established. The authors report analyses showing how these science achievement gaps change as a function of secondary education. Analyses of data from a large, nationally representative longitudinal study of academic achievement showed that racial disparities and disparities associated with gender continue to increase throughout high school.
Bacharach
Verne R
VR
Department of Psychology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA. bacharachvr@appstate.edu
Baumeister
Alfred A
AA
Furr
R Michael
RM
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012586:Science / Q000193:education*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology