academic achievement
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GC: n

S: UNICEF – http://www.unicef.org/education/files/QualityEducation.PDF (last access: 2 October 2015); http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199756810/obo-9780199756810-0108.xml (last access: 2 October 2015); http://character.org/key-topics/academic-achievement/ (last access: 2 October 2015).

N: 1. The performance of a student measured by examinations or tests.
2. Academic achievement represents performance outcomes that indicate the extent to which a person has accomplished specific goals that were the focus of activities in instructional environments, specifically in school, college, and university. School systems mostly define cognitive goals that either apply across multiple subject areas (e.g., critical thinking) or include the acquisition of knowledge and understanding in a specific intellectual domain (e.g., numeracy, literacy, science, history). Therefore, academic achievement should be considered to be a multifaceted construct that comprises different domains of learning.
3. educational achievement: The extent to which an individual has met educational standards set for any level and any type of education.

S: 1. TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 2 October 2015). 2. http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199756810/obo-9780199756810-0108.xml (last access: 2 October 2015). 3. GDT – http://www.granddictionnaire.com/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=8895118 (last access: 2 October 2015).

SYN: 1. scholastic achievement, academic performance, academic attainment, educational attainment.

S: 1. TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 2 October 2015). 2. GDT – http://www.granddictionnaire.com/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=8895118 (last access: 2 October 2015).

CR: educational backwardness