student achievement
Learner's measurable progress
Student achievement refers to the measurable progress or success a student demonstrates in academic pursuits—test scores, grades, graduation rates, mastery of skills.
The term dominates education policy discussions, where it often serves as shorthand for quantifiable outcomes: The new curriculum improved student achievement across all grade levels.
Critics note the phrase can reduce learning to what standardized tests capture.
- assessmentsFormal judgments of value
- GPACumulative academic score
- straight A'sHighest grades throughout
- literacy ratesMeasure of reading ability
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
coursework · extra credit · resilience · perseverance · motivation · critical thinking · self-regulation · growth mindset · problem-solving · study habits · digital literacy · self-confidence · mastery · standardized tests · graduation rates · college readiness · honors · parental involvement
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- educational researchcase study, survey, experiment, data analysis, quantitative research
- Principal Skillsbudget oversight, curriculum, school culture, hiring, evaluation
- School Accountabilityschool improvement, school rankings, report cards, proficiency levels, academic performance
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- public schoolselementary school, middle school, high school, kindergarten, classroom
student achievementunderachievement
Performing below one's capability
failing grades · learning difficulties · dropout · academic probation
student achievementnatural ability
Innate capacity for something
giftedness · IQ
student achievementdropping out
Leaving before completion
chronic absenteeism · learned helplessness · truancy · school refusal