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Inquirychart
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Gender bias Females are receiving lower Affected: Women and the Power: university
scores in the academic setting universitys, Vulnerable: women
for the same performance. Gains: through reformations
the end results between
genders were more equal
Achievement Community College transfers Losses: Those who cannot Power: government,
gap having low success rates once afford full 4 year universities. more prestigious
transferring to a 4 year universities
university. Vulnerable: people from
low income homes
Segregation on Creating safe spaces while still Losses: Diversity cannot be Power:
campus having diversity achieved with different groups University/Student
only interacting with similar Body
people. Vulnerable: Students
Achievement gap
Article Title Authors Examples Your favorite Importance to your What You Think
Claim information issue about
college education
Receding The The governor This article shows I think this article
Scholarship increase of is making an how difficult it can sheds light on the
Programs college effort to make be to go to a four issues with
Covering tuition and college year university scholarships. Most
Fewer Costs the decrease their with little to no scholarships go to
decrease tuition. scholarship help. students with wealthier
of backgrounds, while
scholarship little money is given to
programs those especially in
across the areas of poverty and
board are need. I agree that
making it scholarships are
more becoming fewer
difficult for because my
college experience in private
students to high school confirms it.
succeed. Many students with
already wealthy
backgrounds got the
scholarships from
schools, while those
not as wealthy were
left to go to community
college or not go to
college at all.
Will Free Free The bottom The cost of tuition I agree with Edens
Tuition college half of is a major factor to claim in that simply
Increase the tuition has students, in whether a student making college free or
Number of been terms of goes out to get giving money away
College proven to income, higher education. without some sort of
Graduates? provide already pay a obligation to the
more net of 0 for receiver is not the
negative their tuition solution to the problem
effects than due to grants. at hand, however; I do
positive think that universities
effects need to be more
conservative in their
spending habits in
order to make college
more affordable.
Assessing In order to Making the Majority chose The article shows I believe the article I
Students start to transfer the community just how the read is just a start to
Transition bridge the process college for transfer students bridging the
from achieveme easier and other reasons: process is done achievement gap. The
Community nt gap, the able to be a pathway to vs. how it should author speaks of a lot
College to a experience done by discover their be done to start of ways to start this
Four-Year of the individuals interests, bridging the process. Focusing on
Institution transition on their following what achievement gap. transfer students is just
process for own. their friends part of the equation to
transfer had done, and ending the
students a cheaper, achievement gaps.
needs to less rigorous Theres also a lot of
be alternative other factors to
enhanced. that could help consider as well. But, if
Qualitative to bridge the schools could get a
data must path between handle on say transfer
be used in high school students first, then
order to and a four- schools could focus on
achieve year other aspects as well.
this goal. institution.
Revised: The authors
theory on directing
focus on transfer
students and their
process is extremely
useful because it
sheds insight on the
difficult issue of the
achievement gap.
The The If we do not This article shows I agree with the author
Widening achieveme find ways to that a familys that income can
Income nt gap in reduce the income can determine a students
Achievement relation to growing determine the achievement in
Gap income is a quality of education because the
inequality in
growing education that a author clearly shows
problem in
education member of that how income
the United outcomes family is able to determines the amount
States that between the receive. of resources you have
will lead to rich and the available towards
serious poor education.
issues if schools will
not no longer be
reduced. the great
equalizer we
want them to
be
Closing The main Offering That a lot of This article points I agree with this
Achievement issue of the strategies the out that if we statement.
Gaps Can achieveme to close it achievement focused on
Boost nt gap is gap has to do redoing the actual
Enrollment due to the with the old basis of learning it
and ineffectiven fashioned would naturally
Completion ess of ways teachers close the gap on
learning are presenting its own instead of
and offered the focusing on
strategies information bringing in diverse
to individuals
overcome
the gap
Tuition Issues
Community College Issues
Inequality of finances. Expenses of 4 year colleges and lack of ways to relieve it. Perceived
inequality of instruction at community college.
The achievement gap that affects college students is very complex problem due to many issues
that include inequality of finances, expenses of four year colleges and the lack of ways to relieve
it, and the perceived inequality of instruction at the community college level.
PARAGRAPH GIST:
The achievement gap that affects college students is a very complex problem due to
many issues that include inequality of finances, expenses of four year colleges and the lack of
ways to relieve it, and the perceived inequality of instruction at the community college level.
Also, due to the increasing parity between increasing tuition costs and decreasing scholarship
programs, average students are put at a disadvantage before they even begin a higher
education. Such a disadvantage is a familys income and whether or not a student starts off
their education on a strong foundation to lead towards higher education. From what we have
seen, those who are not as financially privileged have a difficult time succeeding in getting a full
4 year education, whether it's through community college or transferring to a 4 year university.
Those at community colleges are not given access to the abundant resources of a 4 year
university.
Issue-based Questions: Teams should create a new list of inquiry-based questions based on the
synthesis chart. Think about these questions as inquiries that you investigate through field
research (interviews, polls, surveys, pictures, web-captures).
What histories, system structures, categories, speculations, and negative questions can you
ask?
What questions about the different articles overlap?
What questions about the different articles appear to stand alone?
1. Are you paying for the majority of your college expenses through:
Scholarships
FAFSA
Loans
Personal Finances
Other
2. Did you attend a community college?
Yes, and I then transferred to a 4-year University
No, I went straight to a 4-year University
Yes, and have only been to a community college
No, I went straight into the work field
Other
3. Would you describe yourself as:
Native American/American Indian
Asian
Black/African American
Hispanic/Latino
White/Caucasian
Pacific Islander
Other