academic achievement
Educational performance level
Academic achievement is success in formal education, measured by grades, test scores, degrees earned, or other institutional markers of learning.
The term appears frequently in discussions of educational policy and student outcomes: The program aims to boost academic achievement among low-income students.
Achievement implies meeting external standards rather than personal growth or intellectual development.
- graduation ratesPercentage finishing their degrees
- college prepReadiness for higher education
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
- honor rollAcademic achievement roster
honor student · straight A's · problem-solving · memory · certification · resilience · valedictorian · discipline · intrinsic motivation · dean's list · self-efficacy · GPA · report card · comprehension · literacy · time management · analytical skills · curiosity
- uplifting storiessuccess story, comeback story, underdog story, redemption story, survival story
- Academic Honorscum laude, summa cum laude, dean's list, honor roll, valedictorian
- women's educationSmith College, Vassar, Radcliffe, Spelman, Seven Sisters
- expectation effectsteacher expectations, parental expectations
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- learninglearning, learn, classes, instruction, studying
academic achievementfailing grades
dropping out · academic probation · poor grades · illiteracy · learning difficulties
academic achievementstreet smarts
Practical urban knowledge
common sense · trade skills · life experience · real-world experience · hands-on experience