Psychology Assignment: Analysis of Inequality at School

This assignment analyzes the article "Inequality at School," focusing on the discrimination faced by black students and its impact on their academic performance. The assignment requires the student to identify key facts from the article, such as teacher bias and suspension rates, and compare them to other readings. The assignment also discusses the concept of randomized controlled trials and critiques the article's reasoning, specifically addressing the suggestion of hiring more teachers of color. The student references the works of Fergus (2017) and Weir (2016) to support their analysis. The assignment highlights the importance of addressing racial bias in schools to improve the educational outcomes of black students. Desklib provides this solved assignment to help students understand the topic.

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Your name:
Your e-mail address
Your instructor’s address
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Course name and number
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Today’s Date
Your Text Title Inequality at School
Title and number of article/issue Inequality at School
Briefly state the main idea of this
article/issue
The main idea of the article is to discuss
how the black students are discriminated
from their white peers and how the above
issue has resulted in the low performance of
the latter (Weir, 2016).
List three important facts the author uses to
support the main idea
Three important facts are:
Firstly, the discrimination takes place due to
teachers as well as school authorities who
do not pay much attention to the black
students (Weir, 2016).
Secondly, black students face more

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suspension and termination than the white
students, they are not included in any gifted
programs and teachers show no expectation
towards them (Weir, 2016).
Thirdly, black students often face
destructive criticism instead of a
constructive one that further lowers their
morale (Weir, 2016).
List information or idea discussed in this
article/issue are also discussed in your
textbook or other readings that you have
done? List the textbook, chapters and page
numbers
Some ideas discussed in the article can be
agreed on. Like it is not always easy for the
teachers to give feedback to every student
however, teachers sometimes are filled with
racial bias as well as prejudice that do not
allow them to encourage the black students
(Fergus, 2017). Even when a black student
excels on academic he is subject to
humiliation and disrespect.
List any examples of bias or faulty
reasoning that you found in the article/issue
One of the faulty reasoning in the article is
that more teachers of colour should be hired
for the benefit of the black students (Weir,
2016). This should not be done because then
the problem will continue to grow. Instead
white teachers should be instructed to deal
with black students in a friendly manner.
List any new terms/concepts that were One concept that was new was randomized

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discussed in the article/issue, and write a
short definition.
controlled trail which involves one form of
intervention to be compared to another form
of practice (Weir, 2016).

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References
Fergus, E. (2017). The integration project among white teachers and racial/ethnic minority
youth: Understanding bias in school practice. Theory Into Practice, 56(3), 169-177.
Weir, K. (2016). Inequality at school. American Psychology Association, p. Page 42.
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