Abstract
The issue of underserved students is something very common in the field of education and almost all countries have issues regarding underserved students in their own educational systems. A systematic review was conducted to find out trends in underserved students particularly in their achievement gap. In this study, issues regarding trends in underserved students and the factors that cause the achievement gap for underserved students were analyzed where 20 articles were selected using PRISMA protocol and Mc Dermott filtration methods. The findings are focused on the elements that cause underserved students such as the demography, school system, language, first generation which were identified as factors that create an achievement gap between underserved students and others. The study also focuses on the issues related to underserved students based on the reports by researchers from 2009 until 2019. Factors such as the policy makers, college management, ICT access and Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) are some of the ways which will help to bridge the achievement gap.
Highlights
Underserved students are commonly known as under-resourced or underprepared students
The findings are focused on the elements that cause underserved students such as the demography, school system, language, first generation which were identified as factors that create an achievement gap between underserved students and others
Identification Researcher uses the ERIC, Sage and Google scholar databases at the identification stage through identification. Keywords such as underserved students, achievement gap, demography, inequality, school system, academics, and education have been used to search for relevant articles
Summary
Underserved students are commonly known as under-resourced or underprepared students. In educational context, this group of students is always at the risk of failing (Zielezinski & Hammond, 2016). This group of students is always at the risk of failing (Zielezinski & Hammond, 2016) It is because they do not receive sufficient resources and facilities in education like other normal students do. The achievement gap between underserved students and normal students in education considered to be wide
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