"Achievement patterns" refers to the recurring ways or trends in which people accomplish goals or succeed in different areas of life. It refers to the common strategies, behaviors, or approaches that lead to achievements. Full definition
Identifying racial achievement patterns, however, is only the first step in solving the problem, she says. (gse.harvard.edu)
«This data is giving us a magnifying glass into places that have the same socioeconomic gaps but different achievement patterns,» said Rucker C. Johnson, associate professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley. (nytimes.com)
For example, Pollock argues that, by neglecting to identify racial achievement patterns, both district administrators and school staff avoided discussing how ongoing school improvement efforts could address key issues of racial inequality. (gse.harvard.edu)