academic ability

collocation in English

meaningsofacademicandability

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academic
adjective
uk
/ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk/us
/ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk/
relating to schools, colleges, and universities, or connected with studying and thinking, not with ...
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ability
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the physical or mental power or skill needed to ...
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(Definition ofacademicandabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The influence of both infant attachment security and 4-year attachment security on child competence andacademicabilitywas examined first.
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The creative composing teachers produce far more independent thinking from their students, even students of a generally loweracademicability.
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Relative hand skill predictsacademicability: global deficits at the point of hemispheric indecision.
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In the school the head teacher was asked to select children to represent theacademicabilityrange of the age band being studied.
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In the nursery school no formal assessment of the children'sacademicabilityhad been made and so the sample was determined purely by the children's willingness to participate.
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Social class (a variable not previously studied),academicability, gender, urban or rural context, and size of class were analyzed to discover the factors that most affected acquisition.
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Access to any of our universities should be based onacademicability, not socio-economic status.
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That system provides choice and diversity and an education that meets the needs of all children, including children of highacademicability.
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However, if it is not a test ofacademicabilityin music then the normal examination exceptions apply.
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Teaching depends on three things —academicability, aptitude to teach and attitude to education.
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Will my noble friend sometimes consult with me, someone who has noacademicabilityat all, in order to get a common-sense answer?
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The assumption thatacademicabilitywas and is the only yardstick of a child's worth, was and is both wrong and damaging.
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It is clear that selection onacademicabilityor by interview has been rejected by the electorate.
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I wish only to draw attention to the problems of literacy andacademicability.
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I go on to say that such schemes are not aimed only at pupils of limitedacademicability.
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Exclusion of pupils on the grounds of special educational need is the first rung on the ladder of introducing selection according toacademicability.
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Schools that select pupils by highacademicabilityare bound to perform better than those which admit the full range of ability.
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Our position on selection byacademicabilityat 11 is clear—we do not wish to see it extended.
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We think that at all levels ofacademicabilityand talent it is important to develop work-related learning.
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The important thing is that considerations ofacademicabilityshould not enter into their decision about a particular child's need for hoarding education.
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