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Assessing the GRIT of Incoming Engineering Students
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In this article, the authors present an Introduction to Engineering class for incoming freshmen in the College and Children Design, Invent, Create, a course for elementary education students that introduces them to engineering design and technology as well as various electrical engineering classes.Abstract:
Dr. Laura Bottomley, ASEE Fellow, is the Director of Women in Engineering and The Engineering Place for K-20 Outreach and a Teaching Associate Professor in the Colleges of Engineering and Education at NC State University. She teaches an Introduction to Engineering class for incoming freshmen in the College and Children Design, Invent, Create, a course for elementary education students that introduces them to engineering design and technology as well as various electrical engineering classes.read more
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Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals
TL;DR: Grit demonstrated incremental predictive validity of success measures over and beyond IQ and conscientiousness, suggesting that the achievement of difficult goals entails not only talent but also the sustained and focused application of talent over time.
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Development and Validation of the Short Grit Scale (Grit–S)
TL;DR: Brief self-report and informant-report versions of the Grit Scale are introduced, which measures trait-level perseverance and passion for long-term goals, and evidence is presented for its internal consistency, test–retest stability, consensual validity with informant- report versions, and predictive validity.
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Mindsets That Promote Resilience: When Students Believe That Personal Characteristics Can Be Developed
David S. Yeager,Carol S. Dweck +1 more
TL;DR: The authors showed that students who believe that intellectual abilities are qualities that can be developed (as opposed to qualities that are fixed) tend to show higher achievement across challenging school transitions and greater course completion rates in challenging math courses.
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Unpacking grit: Motivational correlates of perseverance and passion for long-term goals
TL;DR: These motivational orientations differentially related to the two facets of grit: pursuing engagement was more strongly associated with perseverance of effort, whereas pursuing pleasure was more strong associated with consistency of interests over time.
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What Role Does Grit Play in the Academic Success of Black Male Collegians at Predominantly White Institutions
TL;DR: This article found that grit is positively related to college grades for Black males and that background traits, academic factors, and grit explain 24% of the variance in Black male's college grades.