Importance Of Contextual Factors In Education

Contextual factors play an important role in how the teacher teach and how the students learn. These factors that impact the students could come from the environment, classroom, or the students themselves. Blackville, South Carolina, a small rural town located in Barnwell County. In 2013, according to city-data.com website, there were approximately 2,347 people who lived ten miles from Barnwell, South Carolina. The demographics of Blackville are 77.5% African American, 17.6% Caucasion, 3.4% Hispanic, 1.3% American Indian, and 0.14% Asian. Approximately 48.9% of the 2,347 population represents males and 51.1% are females. The median household income in 2013 was $29,566 -- up from $21,316 in the year 2000). There are three schools in

Blackville-Hilda Junior High is a small rural school that has a few, small local businesses. In this district, most families can not or choose not to buy the necessary materials needed for their child to attend school. The school funds are supported largely by the monies that is provided by the state. Any additional monies come from grants that the district gets from the federal government. Through the grants that the district has obtained, the school has been blessed in the area of technology. Access to technology in a low-income based area, allows children to travel to other places and learn other areas through the internet. With the upkeep of technology, the district can offer the state mandated test to be taken online. The benefits of the test taken online allow for less stress when sending the test off to be graded, as well as a 24-48 hours turn around in the test results. The teacher are given a $250 stipend by the state to aid in the purchase of additional items for use in the classroom. The more resources that the teacher has in the classroom with the available technology, the more likely the teacher can enhance teaching and