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Jesus Alfonso D. Datu; Ming Ming Chiu; Nino Jose Mateo; Lan Yang – International Journal of STEM Education, 2024
Past studies of grit's educational benefits, such as science engagement, showed mixed results across cultures. So, we elaborated the prior model of grit (perseverance of effort, consistency of interest) with "adaptability to situations" (forming a "triarchic model of grit" TMG), and tested TMG's relation to subsequent science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Persistence, High School Students, Learner Engagement
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Datu, Jesus Alfonso D.; Yang, Lan; Mateo, Nino Jose – School Psychology, 2021
This research examines the cross-cultural differences on triarchic model of grit (TMG) dimensions (i.e., "perseverance of effort," "consistency of interests," and "adaptability to situations") and the associations of grit with academic engagement in Math and Science among secondary school students in one secondary…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Learner Engagement, Mathematics Education, Science Education
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Schechtman, Edna; Yitzhaki, Shlomo – International Journal of Testing, 2009
The huge technological improvement in data processing and the globalization have increased the demand for and the supply of indices that quantify the consequences of a policy. However, there are certain cases in which quantification may be misleading in the sense that it gives the impression of an accurate measurement while in reality it is not.…
Descriptors: Ability, Measurement, Classification, Students