Term: Grade 9 Achievement Index

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2014-06-17

Definition:

The Grade 9 Achievement Index measures individual student performance / achievement in grade 9 level courses and is based on average marks in all classes and the number of credits earned during the school year. The Grade 9 Index does not differentiate between required and elective courses.

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Related concepts 

• Education Indices
• Grade 9 Achievement Index
• School Year (Education) Data

Related terms 

• Earned Eight or More Credits in Grade 9
• Education Data
• Education Indices
• Enrollment, Marks and Assessments (STS/ICAB) Data

References 

• Roos LL, Hiebert B, Manivong P, Edgerton J, Walld R, MacWilliam L, de Rocquigny J. What is most important: Social factors, health selection, and adolescent educational achievement. Social Indicators Research 2013;110(1):385-414. [Abstract] (View)