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Directions for literature Review Assignment
To complete this assignment, you will select three (3) empirical articles related about the topics on tests, measurements and evaluations (from published journals). The articles must be new, published in the last 10 years. Any older articles will not be accepted. After selecting the articles, you are required to summarize and critique each one of them.
The topic for the assignment is Race and Intelligence: please make sure the 3 articles are related to the topic
The length of assignment should be approximately 6 to 7 pages including a covering and reference page. It should be written in an essay form, double spaced, 12 -point font in Times New Roman, with 1-inch margins on all sides.
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Plagiarism: If there is 10% plagiarism on your assignment, you will receive a 0.
For further clarification review the folders “How to search for literature review paper”, and “Sample Literature Review”, these documents will provide you with step by step detailed instructions, and a sample review paper for further guidance.
Please review the attached folders before attempting the literature review paper to get a maximum credit
- Finding Articles
- Guidelines for Literature Review Paper
- Sample Literature Paper
- Rubric Literature Review Paper
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Running Head: RACE AND INTELLIGENCE
Race and Intelligence
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RACE AND INTELLIGENCE
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Abstract
Black and Hispanic students score lower grades that White students on average scores. Blacks
have historically scored less than whites on reading, vocabulary, mathematical tests as well as
aptitude and intelligence tests. The gap seems to be more persistence as children enter
kindergarten but also progress and widens as they become teenagers and adults. This study thus
investigates the connection between race and intelligence as the possible cause of the racial
achievement gap. Also, the environment and family financial income have an important role in
influencing the intelligence level of an individual. However, some people may argue that some
races are inherently academically gifted and thus environment and genetics has an impact on
intelligence level.
RACE AND INTELLIGENCE
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Race and Intelligence
The purpose of this literature review is to determine if there exists a relationship between
race and intelligence. The existence of racial achievement gap which is the difference in
educational levels between the various races could provide the basis for understanding race and
intelligence. The several measures that are essential in determining the racial achievement gap
include the grade point average, standardized test scores, and high school dropout rates among
various ethnic groups. The research results on the study conducted by Atske and Kennedy (2019)
indicates that Blacks and Hispanic students are likely to attain lower grades on science
knowledge compared to White students. They are also expected to drop out of high school and
fail to achieve a college education and also, blacks and Hispanic students who are in college still
score lower grades in science knowledge than white students. Different scholars have also
studied the impact of the disparities among white and black students in the socioeconomic...