The logic of "The influence of race and social class on "high stakes" test performance in the 1990s".

1.The main purpose of this article is to allow the reader to draw his or her own conclusions on and explore the theories that have been presented as explanations for the reasons and ways that race, social class, and ethnicity are believed (by a number of researchers) to influence the educational outcomes as measured by standardized, "high stakes" performance tests. 2.The key question that the author is addressing is an accumulation of many. In part, …

…theories stated in the article as 'fact' which in turn, would result in misinformation and is not very beneficial. 8.The main point of view presented in this article is that while it may be true that race, can and does possibly influence educational outcomes, (performance on "high stakes" tests) there are also a variety of other contributing factors that should be evaluated and seriously taken into consideration when drawing conclusions on an issue so critical.