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achievement gap noun[ C ] education specializeduk /əˈtʃiːv.mənt ˌɡæp/ us /əˈtʃiːv.mənt ˌɡæp/ the difference between the educational success of two groups of students with different characteristics : achievement gap betweenThe paper highlights a large achievement gap between poorer and more affluent students. By the early 1990s, girls had bridged the achievement gap and since then they have surpassed boys. A substantial income-based achievement gap in language and literacy skills is already evident as early as pre-school. The academic achievement gap between pupils of different races and socioeconomic groups is a challenge that persists. A significant amount of public debate focuses on the achievement gaps between pupils with different backgrounds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Learning & knowing absorptive capacity acquirable acquire acquisition assimilate bone hit the booksidiom know better (than to do something)idiom know something from something know something like the back of your handidiom know your way around somethingidiom language acquisition orientation recognition recognize study under someone subskill subspeciality subspecialize subspecialty |