Educational Psychology / Unit 9 EDP 0819 short lesson, about 20 seconds
SES and Achievement
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The idea
Socioeconomic status, a family's income, education and occupation, has a medium to strong relation with school achievement, according to a meta-analysis of more than 100,000 students by Selcuk Sirin.
In practice
Schools serving mostly low-income families tend to post lower average scores.
Where people slip
The relation's strength depends on how SES is measured, school level, minority status and school location.
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