Members of Certain Minority Groups May Have Low Academic Achievement

question 19

Multiple Choice

Members of certain minority groups may have low academic achievement because they __________.

• A)perceive that school success is relatively unimportant to future workplace success because discrimination will hamper advancement
• B)are at a genetic disadvantage compared to members of other groups
• C)lack the social,interpersonal,and communication skills to fully benefit from a formal education
• D)have a greater number of parents who themselves never succeeded within the educational environment

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