NIH MeSH · D000075022Health Care

Academic Failure

Also known asAcademic Failures · Failure, Academic · Failures, Academic

Definition

Student’s unsuccessful attempt at academic achievement or a marked inadequacy in the areas of scholarship or study. This is not underachievement which is performance, usually in school work, poorer than that predicted from aptitude and/or intelligence testing.

MeSH classification

  • N01.824.196.125

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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000075022) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗