Sentence examples for predictors of academic from inspiring English sources

The dirty little secret of education reform is that one of the greatest predictors of academic success is household income.

But today, objective predictors of academic performance have as many detractors on the right as on the left.

Achievement tests that measure a student's knowledge in specific subjects are by far better predictors of academic ability.

Carefully organised play helps develop qualities such as attention span, perseverance, concentration and problem solving, which at the age of four are stronger predictors of academic success than the age at which a child learns to read, says Whitebread.

Most of the differences were explained by the pupils' previous results or by other factors which might have put them at a disadvantage, such as the level of education reached by their mothers, entitlement to free meals, and truancy and exclusion - all strong predictors of academic success.

If the Supreme Court bans affirmative action throughout America (as it could, in effect, if it rules broadly against Michigan), even the best private universities that receive public funds, like Harvard and Yale, will feel similar pressure to de-emphasize objective predictors of academic performance, like grades and test scores, in favor of softer proxies for racial diversity.

Published in 1966, "Equality of Educational Opportunity" is "best remembered for asserting that... an individual student's socioeconomic status is the best predictor of academic success," Ryan wrote.

She found that the ability to delay gratification — eighth graders were given a choice between a dollar right away or two dollars the following week — was a far better predictor of academic performance than I. Q

Michael Bogner Manasquan, N.J., Sept. 22, 2008 • To the Editor: The recognition by college admissions counselors that the SAT is ineffective as a predictor of academic performance in college is long overdue.

Years of educational research have found that the biggest predictor of academic achievement is a child's family background, particularly the mother's level of education, and Jamie Flores seemed like living proof.

They conclude that the students' orderness (regularity of daily activities) is a strong predictor of academic performance.