The ability to delay immediate gratification has been correlated with students» academic performance in secondary school and has been found to be a greater
predictor of academic performance than IQ.
It's a well - known fact that family income is the most reliable
predictor of academic performance.
The test - score data were adjusted statistically to account for any observed differences between the two groups, such as level of family income - an important
predictor of academic performance - that might have biased the results.
The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northwest study examined developmental (remedial) education placement rates and
predictors of academic performance among first - time students who enrolled in the University of Alaska System between fall 2008 and spring 2012.
Classroom social experiences as
predictors of academic performance.
Not exact matches
In a recent Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica study, poor
academic performance, measured as grade point average (GPA) at age 16, was a robust and strong
predictor of suicide attempt up to middle age.
Social skills and emotional adjustment are strong
predictors of students»
academic performance and their effective functioning as adults.
This study builds on a previous REL Northwest study that found high school GPA was a stronger
predictor of college
academic performance than scores on standardized college entrance exams among first - time students at the University
of Alaska.
For example, in «The Forgotten Middle,» ACT researchers conclude that the
academic achievement
of eighth - graders is a better
predictor of college and career readiness than students»
academic performance in high school.
Chronic absence, defined as missing 10 percent
of school days within one
academic year for any reason, is a powerful early warning
predictor of student
performance.
Middle school
academic performance is a key
predictor of success in ninth grade, where course completion is the most accurate
predictor of graduation.
As education researcher Patricia Lauer has found, the amount
of time that children spend hanging out on street corners with their friends after school is actually a better
predictor of poor
academic performance than is family income.
SAT scores and GPAs are important measures
of the
academic abilities
of incoming prospective teachers, but they are only moderate
predictors of later teaching
performance.13 Both teacher preparation programs and alternative certification programs are beginning to search for other traits and dispositions that may be better
predictors of teachers» abilities to drive student learning once in the classroom.
While
academic performance is a powerful
predictor of college enrollment and completion, earning college - level credits appears to be a particularly important path to postsecondary attainment.
Measuring
Academic Performance: The Case for Focusing on Grades Despite all the attention to standardized tests, a growing body
of research shows that achievement test scores are not strong
predictors of whether students will graduate from high school or college.
New Study Finds High School Grades Are More Predictive
of College
Academic Performance than Standardized Tests A new study
of students enrolled in the University
of Alaska system found that high school grade point average (GPA) was a better
predictor of students» success in college - level courses than standardized college entrance exams.
A long track record
of good
performance can be a
predictor of future success, but the consensus
of the many
academic papers studying the matter is that the track record needs to be very long indeed.
(Zins et al., 2004) Recent research has established that the quality
of teacher - student interactions and the instructional practices that take place within the classroom are two important
predictors of student
academic performance and social adjustment (Hamre & Pianta, 2007; Mashburn & Pianta, 2006).
Our findings show that, while global self - esteem is more strongly related to measures
of psychological well - being, specific (
academic) self - esteem is a much better
predictor of school
performance.