How to organize the educational work to tertiary level students based on their academic performance?

Abstract

The  low  academic  performance  of  students  in  the  university courses,  especially  in the first year, has been studied for a long time and therefore it is a major concern in  higher  educational  institutions.  The  academic  performance  represents  a  main
indicator to measure the learning level reached by the students and as an indicator of  the  methodological  work  development  carried  out  at  the  educational  institution. For this reason, the educational institutions consider important to design strategies
in order to improve academic performance. In this context, the information offered by the prediction of academic success of the students is not often used to organize actions  contributing  to  reduce  the  academic  risk.  This  situation  results  in
inefficiencies  in  the  educational  system.  The  aim  of  this  work  is  to  show  the  link between  actions  developed  with  students  with  probable  school  failures  and  the factors which affect their academic performance. Identifying this link helps to guide the  educational  activities  in  a  better  way.  The  suggested  actions  are  based  on pedagogical,  psychological  and  methodological  principles  that  explain  the
effectiveness of the actions.

Keywords: academic performance, prediction, actions.