A teacher finds that African American students are scoring lower on certain geography tests than European American and Asian American students. Which of the following would you recommend?

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Option A (Provide students strategies to decrease physiological anxiety) can help students manage test-taking anxiety, which could be a factor contributing to their lower scores. Option B (Encourage incremental theory beliefs) can help students develop a growth mindset and believe that intelligence and abilities can be developed through hard work and effort, leading to better performance in the future. Option C (Communicate to students that the test is not of their ability, but on how much they have learned) can help students understand that their performance on the test should not be a reflection of their innate abilities but their current level of knowledge. Therefore, all of these options can be helpful in addressing the issue of lower scores among African American students.

A Teacher Finds That African American Students Are Scoring Lower