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In my research I will show that there are similarities within ethnic and gender differences and women are vastly approaching males scores on these tests. But I will also briefly touch on the subject of income and how having more money makes you have a better score. If we were to take a look at the gender differences in education and the outcomes within the ethnic groups we would better understand the differences in educational achievement and opportunity. Gender differences within racial and ethnic lines revealed far more similarities than differences. Test scores did not differ that much from one ethnic group to another. You can see from the 2000 College Bound Seniors test scores: SAT Total Test-Takers: 1,260,278, of whom 53.7% are female American Indian or Alaskan Native 482 481 963 Asian, Asian Amer., or Pacific Islander 499 565 1064 African American or Black 434 426 860 Mexican or Mexican American 453 460 913 Other Hispanic or Latino 461 467 928 This data conforms that there is no real drastic difference in the test scores within ethnicities or genders. Females are achieving almost equivalent test scores now as men. This has been different in the past with men achieving for better scores in all areas. Willingham and Cole from the National Testing Service did extensive research on this and looked at the courses being taken in High School by college-bound seniors who took the SAT. This revealed a pattern of improvement for females in all racial / ethnic groups. “As the 90’s ended females had closed with males in taking a Comprehensive Curriculum in High School in taking four years of Mathematics, and in taking four years of Science. Females were also over represented among all Advanced Placement candidates, although in some subjects this patterns reversed.” Females have made great improvements in their testing scores from twenty years ago. Not only are they catching up to male’s scores in testing, but also they are more likely to graduate from college than male White, Black, and Hispanics. “The advantage has not translated into higher earnings, however, across all racial / ethnic groups females earn less than males with the same level of education, although there has been significant improvement over time. In 1997 for every $1.00 earned by a White, Hispanic, or Black female with a college education, a white male earned 1.70, a Hispanic male earned $1.30, and a Black male earned $1.20.” Income plays a huge role in test results as well. If you have more money then your son or daughter will receive a high score than someone at the bottom of the family income. The National Center For Fair and Open Testing produced the chart below : 2000 COLLEGE BOUND SENIORS TEST SCORES: SAT Total Test-Takers: 1,260,278, of whom 53.7% are female $40,000 - $50,000/year 503 505 1008 $50,000 - $60,000/year 511 515 1026 $60,000 - $70,000/year 517 522 1039 $70,000 - $80,000/year 524 530 1054 $80,000 - $100,000/year 536 543 1079 More than $100,000/year 558 571 1129 A child growing up in a more affluent household has more opportunities open to them. Tutors and after school learning programs can contribute to the Childs academic and testing success. The resources that are afforded to higher income children are endless. As we saw in the video in class, children younger and younger are attending Kaplan type course to prepare them for the SAT or ACT. A rich child can participate in numerous college admission test prep courses and raise their overall grade. These results as they increase in scores sizes correlate to making more money. This is a drawback for underprivileged children and an unfair practice. Testing today is becoming fairer for all genders and ethnic minorities. Women have fought to become equal in testing outcome and they have almost achieved that. Corporate America needs to stop dividing the genders and start uniting. Testing results are becoming that way and so should our jobs. I believe that having certain class requirements for college admission is one of the keys in equalizing all test scores for every child. What is a disadvantage is possessing more money, it is an unfortunate thing and something that is contributing to unfair test results, dividing the social status gap even more. 1. http://www.fairtest.org/univ/2000SAT%20Scores.html#anchor57372 3. http://www.fairtest.org/univ/2000SAT%20Scores.html#anchor57372 4. http://www.edweek.org/context/topics/issuespage.cfm?id=41 5. http://www.ets.org/research/pic/gender.pdf Bibliography: Bibliography 1. http://www.fairtest.org/univ/2000SAT%20Scores.html#anchor57372 2. http://www.ets.org/satets.html 3. http://www.fairtest.org/univ/2000SAT%20Scores.html#anchor57372 4. http://www.edweek.org/context/topics/issuespage.cfm?id=41 5. http://www.ets.org/research/pic/gender.pdf Word Count: 837
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