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Usama Ghayas Syed; Shikha Dixit – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2024
The Grit--short scale measures consistency and perseverance for long-term goals. In the present study, we translated and adapted the Grit--short scale into Hindi (Grit-SH) and examined its within-network and between-network construct validity among Indian adolescents. The participants were 534 senior secondary school students aged 14 - 18 years…
Descriptors: Indians, Indo European Languages, Resilience (Psychology), Persistence
Trotter, Andrew – Education Week, 2008
U.S. students spend too little time and effort on academics in high school, compared with harder-working young people in China and India, according to a new documentary being shown to "thought leaders" in states holding presidential primaries this winter. The documentary, conceived and financed by high-tech entrepreneur Robert A.…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Seniors, Cultural Differences, Time Factors (Learning)
Scull, C. Robert; McCartney, Donna – 1984
Pennsylvania high school seniors who were tested on their knowledge of South Asian geography, history, political science, and culture knew little about this politically important region. The sample included 684 urban and rural students from high and low income families who answered 43 multiple choice questions on knowledge, interests, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Studies, Educational Research, Geography Instruction