Academic success in high school can seem daunting, but it is attainable with the right mindset and strategies. Here are some secrets to achieving academic success in high school:
- Set clear goals: It’s important to have a clear idea of what you want to achieve academically. Set specific, measurable, and achievable goals for yourself, such as maintaining a certain grade point average or earning a certain score on a standardized test.
- Stay organized: Keeping track of assignments, deadlines, and schedules is essential to academic success. Invest in a planner or calendar and use it to stay on top of your responsibilities. This will help you prioritize your time and avoid procrastination.
- Seek help when needed: High school can be challenging, and it’s important to recognize when you need extra help. Don’t be afraid to ask your teachers for clarification on assignments or to seek tutoring if you’re struggling with a particular subject.
- Take care of yourself: Academic success is not only about what you do in the classroom, but also how you take care of yourself outside of it. Make sure you get enough sleep, eat well, and exercise regularly. Taking care of your physical and mental health will help you stay focused and motivated.
- Get involved: High school is not just about academics, it’s also about building relationships and developing new skills. Get involved in extracurricular activities and clubs that interest you. This will help you build a sense of community and develop new skills that can help you in the long run.
- Stay motivated: Sometimes it can be difficult to stay motivated when you’re facing a challenging workload. It’s important to remind yourself of your goals and why you’re working hard. Surround yourself with positive people who will support and encourage you.
By following these secrets, you can set yourself up for academic success in high school and beyond. Remember, success is not just about getting good grades, but also about learning and growing as a person. So, stay focus and work hard!
Gabriel Pereira and Mousinho da Silveira schools made an analysis of factors impact the academic success. The dashboard utilized Artificial Intelligence tools to identify the most important factors that impact success or failure at school. Schools measure 30 factors:
absences : Number of school absences (numeric: from 0 to 93)
activities : Extra-curricular activities (binary: yes or no)
address : Student’s home address type (binary: ‘U’ – urban or ‘R’ – rural)
age : Student’s age (numeric: from 15 to 22)
Dalc : Workday alcohol consumption (numeric: from 1 – very low to 5 – very high)
failures : Number of past class failures (numeric: n if 1<=n<3, else 4)
famrel : Quality of family relationships (numeric: from 1 – very bad to 5 – excellent)
famsize : Family size (binary: ‘LE3’ – less or equal to 3 or ‘GT3’ – greater than 3)
famsup : Family educational support (binary: yes or no)
Fedu : Father’s education (numeric: 0 – none, 1 – primary education (4th grade), 2 – 5th to 9th grade, 3 – secondary education, or 4 – higher education)
Fjob : Father’s job (nominal: ‘teacher’, ‘health’ care related, civil ‘services’ (e.g. administrative or police), ‘at_home’ or ‘other’)
freetime : Free time after school (numeric: from 1 – very low to 5 – very high)
G1 : First period grade (numeric: from 0 to 20)
G2 : Second period grade (numeric: from 0 to 20)
G3 : Final grade (numeric: from 0 to 20, output target)
goout : Going out with friends (numeric: from 1 – very low to 5 – very high)
guardian : Student’s guardian (nominal: ‘mother’, ‘father’ or ‘other’)
health : Current health status (numeric: from 1 – very bad to 5 – very good)
higher : Wants to take higher education (binary: yes or no)
internet : Internet access at home (binary: yes or no)
Medu : Mother’s education (numeric: 0 – none, 1 – primary education (4th grade), 2 – 5th to 9th grade, 3 – secondary education, or 4 – higher education)
Mjob : Mother’s job (nominal: ‘teacher’, ‘health’ care related, civil ‘services’ (e.g. administrative or police), ‘at_home’ or ‘other’)
nursery : Attended nursery school (binary: yes or no)
paid : Extra paid classes within the course subject (Math or Portuguese) (binary: yes or no)
Pstatus : Parent’s cohabitation status (binary: ‘T’ – living together or ‘A’ – living apart)
reason : Reason to choose this school (nominal: close to ‘home’, school ‘reputation’, ‘course’ preference or ‘other’)
romantic : With a romantic relationship (binary: yes or no)
school : Student’s school (binary: ‘GP’ – Gabriel Pereira or ‘MS’ – Mousinho da Silveira)
schoolsup : Extra educational support (binary: yes or no)
sex : Student’s sex (binary: ‘F’ – female or ‘M’ – male)
studytime : Weekly study time (numeric: 1 – <2 hours, 2 – 2 to 5 hours, 3 – 5 to 10 hours, or 4 – >10 hours)
traveltime : Home to school travel time (numeric: 1 – <15 min., 2 – 15 to 30 min., 3 – 30 min. to 1 hour, or 4 – >1 hour)
Walc : Weekend alcohol consumption (numeric: from 1 – very low to 5 – very high)
