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    Default student performance vs student's performance

    Hi,

    Question:
    Should I say student performance or student's performance?

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    My aim was to improve student performance / student's performance.

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    Default Re: student performance vs student's performance

    You can use either student performance or students' performance.
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    Default Re: student performance vs student's performance

    Unless you really only had one student.
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    Default Re: student performance vs student's performance

    Quote Originally Posted by Tdol View Post
    Unless you really only had one student.
    any difference between student performance and students' performance?

    when should I use student performance?
    when should I use students' performance?

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    Default Re: student performance vs student's performance

    Not much- you could think of student performance as being general and student's performance relating to specific students.
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