Making The Grade

What is Academic Success?

What are the characteristics of a successful student? While the definition of "successful student" has changed over the years, today's collegians need to know a great deal more than reading, writing, and arithmetic in order to succeed. According to key business leaders in the US, students who are to succeed in 21st century America must be:

1) able to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information

2) able to effectively communicate with others

3) proficient in science, mathematics, computer skills, foreign languages, as well as history, geography, & global awareness

4) capable of collaboratively working in diverse settings

5) leaders who see projects through to completion

6) responsible decision makers who are self-motivated

7) and ethical individuals who are committed to their families, communities, and colleagues

(Nidds & McGerald, 1996)

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