Lydianette Soza (asker) Aug 1, 2013:

Right Charles!!!!

Charles Davis Aug 1, 2013:

Academic performance and rendimiento académico On the face of it, these are the same thing, and needless to say they are related, but the two expressions are not used in the same way.

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/

Charles Davis Aug 1, 2013:

If it's for Australia it could be either "marks" or "grades". As David has just said, "marks" reflects the British tradition there, but nowadays American influence is very strong and "grades" is a bit more common, even in primary school. Sometimes a distinction is made between numerical marks and letter grades (this is true in the UK too). I think you could use any of the terms mentioned: results, marks or grades.

David Hollywood Aug 1, 2013:

"marks" would be fine for Aus as Brit influenced

Lydianette Soza (asker) Aug 1, 2013:

Thanks for the suggestion Charles, but actually it is for Australia then I guess the most appropriate term would be marks?

Charles Davis Aug 1, 2013:

I think "results" would be good, because it is a more general term as well as being suitable for any target country, though there would be nothing wrong with "grades" (assuming that your translation is primarily for the US).

Lydianette Soza (asker) Aug 1, 2013:

At all dear Charles,

We are here to ask, consult and clarify our doubts.

BTW, I think I will translate it has results to keep it neutral. What do you think?

Charles Davis Aug 1, 2013:

Hi Lydianette I deleted my comment because I realised that you're right: although "rendimiento" means "performance", the expression "rendimiento académico" is used to refer specifically to marks/grades. I think "improve" would be fine, and you could say marks for UK, grades for US, or maybe just "results".

Lydianette Soza (asker) Aug 1, 2013:

Hi Charles,

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?

Lydianette Soza (asker) Aug 1, 2013:

# of children who have improved their "marks/grades" in Spanish classes and that are incorporated to learning communities.

Lydianette Soza (asker) Aug 1, 2013:

marks/grades depending on the readers.