Description of the Problem Statement
The problem continues among African American and White students in the middle schools grade levels
(6-8) low reading scores. All students in the state of Florida are required to take the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) and Benchmark Testing. Sunshine State Reading (SR) indicate student gains and losses which reflect the students strengthens and weaknesses. Demoralization among liberals has given new legitimacy to conservative explanation for the test score gap.
Many conservative blamed African American problems on a culture poverty, economic inequalities, and gender. In addition, many whites and blacks believe that all cognitive tests are racially biased.
National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) data can be used to identify gaps and reports on the trend over time but cannot explain why gaps exist or why changes occur. The NAEP assessments are designed to measure student performance, not identify or explain the causes of differences in students performance.
The Potential Participants:
Middle School Grade Grade (6-8) Levels
Subject: Reading
The Potential Data Collections:
Reading 180 (Lexile Reading Scores)
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)
Progress Monitoring Assessment (PMA)
