Summer school bolsters achievement if it is focused on specific academic goals, said Harris Cooper of the University of Missouri.
And to be sure, some careers do require very specific academic training.
Under the plan, teams whose players do not meet a specific academic standard would lose scholarships, and if there is continued failure to meet the standard, teams could ultimately be barred from postseason play or even lose N.C.A.A. membership rights.
All I'm saying is that by the standards of both the larger genre and Aslan's specific academic influences, the book could have been a whole lot worse.
Today's youngsters start going to career fairs in eighth grade, Ferrall argues, and they are inclined toward very specific academic programs — casino management, say, or video-game design.
Valedictorian of his class at the tony St. Andrew's School in Delaware, he went on to Williams in Massachusetts, which he chose less for any specific academic reason than because it gave him a chance to pursue his real passion: football.
Describing them as a starting point to help students and their families identify institutions that speak to their specific needs, he said the rankings will benefit all 'whether they are planning on staying close to home or traveling abroad for college – or whether they are seeking a specific academic degree'.
The current education paradigm centers on obtaining specific academic knowledge, and achievement is often assessed by examination.
Therefore, we assign to this cohort the proportion of students in ESO 2nd year in that specific academic year.
The best partnerships are forged when specific academic needs are identified and on-campus expertise is absent.
From a socio-cultural perspective, the development of academic literacy takes place in specific academic content areas (Fang 2014; Gee 2007; Gibbons 2009; Schleppegrell 2004; Zwiers 2008).
