Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
rendimiento académico (in this especific context)
English translation:
improving their academic performance
Added to glossary by
Lydianette Soza
Aug 1, 2013 00:42
11 yrs ago
Spanish term
rendimiento académico (in this especific context)
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# de niños que mejoran su rendimiento académico en Lengua y literatura integrados en comunidades de aprendizaje.
To my understanding, it is not about "academic performance" but improving students marks in a particular class in this case Spanish.
Does improving collocates in this context?
To my understanding, it is not about "academic performance" but improving students marks in a particular class in this case Spanish.
Does improving collocates in this context?
Proposed translations
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4 +4 | improving their academic performance |
Jason Schrier
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4 | up their grades |
David Hollywood
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4 | academic achievement/s |
neilmac
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improving their academic performance
I'm going to be the dissenting opinion on this, as I think using results/marks/grades is a red herring. Academic performance is, in effect, measured by results/marks/grades, and it seems completely natural that the author, well-versed in pedagogical language,
would use a term like "academic performance." I'm not sure why using "academic performance" would sound odd when referring to a specific class. I find it completely appropriate. The use of results/marks/grades would be a distortion of register in my opinion.
would use a term like "academic performance." I'm not sure why using "academic performance" would sound odd when referring to a specific class. I find it completely appropriate. The use of results/marks/grades would be a distortion of register in my opinion.
Note from asker:
Hi Jason; Firstly, I do appreciate your comment and opinion. Secondly, as I told David I think that the word "rendimiento academico" is misused in this context, since they are referring to a particular subject. To tell you the truth and unfortunately the document was not prepared by a pedagogist since I've found several terms that make no sense at all. Anyway, it is good to read someone's else opinion. |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Jessica Noyes
: "Academic performance in languages and literature" sounds just fine to me.
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agree |
Tim Friese
: As a former teacher, this sounds good to me.
4 hrs
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agree |
Ashleigh Martinez
16 hrs
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agree |
Gillian Holmes
: This is exactly what it means.
1 day 31 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
6 mins
up their grades
I would say ...
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Note added at 8 mins (2013-08-01 00:50:25 GMT)
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agree with you that it means improving their marks (grades if for US)
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Note added at 9 mins (2013-08-01 00:52:20 GMT)
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bring up their grades (as an alternative)
www.wikihow.com/Bring-Up-Your-Grade-Near-the-End-of-the-Sem...
How to Bring Up Your Grade Near the End of the Semester. If you have low grades in some of your classes these few steps will help you bring up your grade. Prioritize.
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Note added at 8 mins (2013-08-01 00:50:25 GMT)
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agree with you that it means improving their marks (grades if for US)
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Note added at 9 mins (2013-08-01 00:52:20 GMT)
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bring up their grades (as an alternative)
www.wikihow.com/Bring-Up-Your-Grade-Near-the-End-of-the-Sem...
How to Bring Up Your Grade Near the End of the Semester. If you have low grades in some of your classes these few steps will help you bring up your grade. Prioritize.
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
Tim Friese
: if anything, I would say "raise their grades" as the verb "up" strikes me as a bit too low in register
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6 hrs
academic achievement/s
A hat-in-the-ring option to avoid any discussion/doubt about the intended meaning of "rendimiento"... Although in my jaded experience, in the end it usually all boils down to grades/marks anyway.
Discussion
When I use the term "academic performance" (as an ex-teacher), I am certainly not referring exclusively to the marks students get in their exams and other assessments. It's broader than that; it includes how I see them performing in class, how much and how well they contribute, how well they show they understand, day by day and week by week. It means something like this:
"Academic performance refers to how students deal with their studies and how they cope with or accomplish different tasks given to them by their teachers."
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_meant_by_academic_performa...
Conversely, consider this unequivocal definition of "rendimiento académico"; it's all about assessment results and nothing else:
"El rendimiento académico hace referencia a la evaluación del conocimiento adquirido en el ámbito escolar, terciario o universitario. Un estudiante con buen rendimiento académico es aquél que obtiene calificaciones positivas en los exámenes que debe rendir a lo largo de una cursada."
http://definicion.de/rendimiento-academico/
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BTW, I think I will translate it has results to keep it neutral. What do you think?
Well, based on the context I would say that they are referring to marks/grades since they mention a specific class (Spanish), but when we say academic performance we are referring to the global performance including all the subjects. However, I might be wrong so this is why I asked the question. What do you think Charles?