Examining the relationship between grit and academic achievement within K‐12 and higher education: A systematic review

• Published in: Psychology in the schools Vol. 56; no. 10; pp. 1654 - 1686
• Main Authors: Lam, Kelly Ka Lai, Zhou, Mingming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley-Blackwell 01.12.2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Correlation; Elementary Secondary Education; grit; Higher Education; Instructional Program Divisions; Meta-analysis; Perseveration; Persistence; Personality Traits; Reliability; Student Interests; Systematic review

In recent years, grit has drawn increasing attention from both researchers and practitioners. As an important noncognitive indicator, grit has been used to understand individual success and performance in various fields. However, past empirical research has shown inconsistent findings on the relatio...