Factors Contributing to Achievement Gap

Level of Importance

 

The following table shows the level of importance Montgomery County teachers place on identified factors that contribute to the gap in student achievement.  The list is in order of the “very important” rating MCEA members give each factor for contributing to the student achievement gap in Montgomery County.

 

 

 

Very

Important

Somewhat Important

Not that Important

Not at all Important

Inadequate support at home

 

89%

 

11%

 

-

 

-

Oversized classes

 

69%

 

26%

 

5%

 

-

Poverty

67%

28%

4%

-

Lack of time to plan/implement new strategies

 

61%

 

29%

 

10%

 

1%

Insufficient support for at-risk students

 

56%

 

30%

 

4%

 

8%

Inadequate behavior/discipln policies

 

52%

 

33%

 

8%

 

7%

Student mobility

48%

29%

15%

7%

Schools that are too large

 

42%

 

29%

 

16%

 

12%

Standardized tests that are culturally biased

 

39%

 

37%

 

14%

 

10%

Lack of  stratgys to differentiate

 

35%

 

38%

 

19%

 

7%

Staff preconceptions

 

32%

 

33%

 

18%

 

16%

Ineffective administration

 

31%

 

43%

 

16%

 

9%

Grouping practices

 

30%

 

32%

 

24%

 

13%

Culturally biased curriculum

 

16%

 

35%

 

30%

 

18%

 


Factors Contributing to Achievement Gap

Level of Importance

By Race

 

 

 

 

Very

Important

Somewhat Important

Not that Important

Not at all Important

 

White

Black

White

Black

White

Black

White

Black

Inadequate support at home

 

90%

 

90%

 

10%

 

10%

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Oversized classes

 

70%

 

67%

 

25%

 

28%

 

5%

 

5%

 

-

 

-

Poverty

70%

64%

26%

36%

4%

-

-

-

Lack of time to plan/implement new strategies

 

60%

 

56%

 

28%

 

36%

 

11%

 

8%

 

1%

 

-

Insufficient support for at-risk students

 

53%

 

74%

 

32%

 

23%

 

5%

 

-

 

9%

 

3%

Inadequate behavior/discipln policies

 

49%

 

67%

 

36%

 

26%

 

9%

 

5%

 

6%

 

3%

Student mobility

47%

56%

29%

23%

15%

21%

9%

-

Schools that are too large

 

40%

 

49%

 

27%

 

46%

 

17%

 

5%

 

15%

 

-

Standardized tests that are culturally biased

 

37%

 

51%

 

36%

 

39%

 

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