True Grit: How Important is the Concept of Grit for Education? A Narrative Literature Review

IF 1.1 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
Rosie Allen, C. Kannangara, J. Carson
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Abstract

An abundance of literature exists that explores the potential applications of grit in predicting several academic outcomes. Regardless, the concept of grit has been heavily criticised due to the number of inconsistencies among current research. Fully understanding the usefulness of grit in an educational context is a worthwhile pursuit and could yield incredibly influential implications. The current narrative review aimed to address and explore these inconsistencies to determine the true impact of grit on the academic outcomes of school students. Such that, it aimed to establish whether grit was useful in improving outcomes such as academic achievement, attendance and retention. Research posits that grit is a strong predictor of academic outcomes for many, but not all, students. Furthermore, it seems that the predictive abilities of grit can be enhanced by concentrating on the perseverance of efforts component of grit, rather than overall grit. While the importance of grit’s perseverance component has been confirmed; there are several recommendations for future research. Likewise, a number of inconsistencies are discussed relating to grits practical applications within an educational context. Cultivating grittiness, specifically perseverance of efforts, in student populations would reap huge rewards. Indeed, the educational rewards for students would be substantial, as well as the financial benefits for schools and educating institutions. The usefulness of cultivating a perseverance of efforts in students is discussed.
真正的勇气:勇气的概念对教育有多重要?叙事文学述评
有大量的文献探讨了毅力在预测几种学术成果方面的潜在应用。无论如何,由于目前的研究中存在大量的不一致,勇气的概念受到了严厉的批评。充分理解毅力在教育环境中的作用是一个值得追求的目标,并可能产生令人难以置信的影响。当前的叙述性回顾旨在解决和探索这些不一致,以确定毅力对学生学业成绩的真正影响。因此,它旨在确定毅力是否有助于提高学业成绩、出勤率和留校率等结果。研究表明,对于许多(但不是全部)学生来说,毅力是学业成绩的一个强有力的预测指标。此外,意志力的预测能力似乎可以通过专注于毅力的努力组成部分而不是整体意志力来增强。虽然毅力的重要性已经得到证实;对未来的研究有几点建议。同样,本文还讨论了与教育背景下的实际应用相关的一些不一致之处。在学生群体中培养坚韧不拔的精神,特别是坚持不懈的努力,将会获得巨大的回报。的确,学生的教育回报将是可观的,学校和教育机构也将获得经济利益。讨论了培养学生坚持不懈努力的重要性。
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