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Jan 22, 2018 · Report examining the gap – including 15 key lessons informing our practical work with teachers and senior leaders. To begin to tackle the challenge of the attainment gap requires us first to understand it – both the scale and nature of the gap, as well as the factors most likely to help close it.
Sep 20, 2022 · Between-class grouping is associated with positive impacts on pupils placed in high sets in comparison to those placed in middle and low sets, after controlling for prior attainment, contributing to an increase in the attainment gap.
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• This gap is demonstrated in terms of participation rates at upper secondary and tertiary education. • From the data, the UK has a narrower gap between genders, but lower overall performance,...
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Reading ability has a considerable impact on both educational attainment and wider life outcomes. Research finds robust associations between reading ability and educational success, and reading enjoyment and reading behaviour appear to be key mechanisms in this relationship.
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Jan 16, 2023 · In primary school, only half of all learners from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their expected grades in reading, writing and maths. In secondary school, the proportion of learners from disadvantaged backgrounds achieving a Grade 5 in English and Maths GCSE drops to 25%.
Oct 25, 2013 · Whereas at KS2 the attainment gap (measured by the difference in proportion of children achieving high scores—at least Level 4—in both English and mathematics) has reduced from 35 percentage points to 31 percentage points, the movement at KS4 is in the opposite direction.
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These authors also mention ways to reduce score gaps, such as smaller class sizes and high teacher expectations (Jencks and Phillips, 2006). Some researchers who use the phrase “achievement gap” explicitly avoid deficit thinking and instead embrace an asset-based framework.
