Learning Processes and Difficulties
Issues of Reading and Writing in the Algerian School Context
contributors
Coordinateur :
Nawal BOUDECHICHE, Latifa KADI, Nadia HINI-BELKHALFI, Akila KHEBBEB
abstract
The notion of academic success is historically rooted in the sociological question of equality of opportunity, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1960s and 1970s, the issue was reframed to focus primarily on student performance. According to the CREPAS (Regional Council for the Prevention of School Dropout), academic success is defined as the successful completion of a school trajectory, encompassing the attainment of learning objectives and mastery of knowledge. Indicators of success include academic results and the recognition of acquired skills through diplomas, certificates, or attestations. The term thus conveys an idea of efficiency and performance. In a synthesis note, Forquin (1982) delineates the semantic boundaries by defining school failure as the student’s inability to acquire, within the time prescribed by the institution, the new knowledge and skills expected…..