Grit, Mindset, and Academic Performance: A Study of Pre-University Science Students

Paul Bazelais; David John Lemay; Tenzin Doleck; Xiao Shen Hu; Anh Vu; Jacqueline Yao

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Paul Bazelais ¹, David John Lemay ¹, Tenzin Doleck ¹ ^* , Xiao Shen Hu ¹, Anh Vu ¹, Jacqueline Yao ¹

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¹ McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA^* Corresponding Author

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Recent studies in educational psychology highlight the role of motivational variables such as trait-like perseverance. Studies have linked such variables (e.g., grit and mindset) to academic performance. However, research has reported inconsistent findings in explaining academic achievement differences. Drawing from a sample of pre-university students (N = 309), the present study assesses the efficacy of both grit and mindset in predicting academic achievement. The results suggest that neither grit, nor mindset was predictive of academic achievement. These findings have significant theoretical and practical implications.

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grit
mindset
college students
academic performance

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2018, Volume 14, Issue 12, Article No: em1615

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Bazelais P, Lemay DJ, Doleck T, Hu XS, Vu A, Yao J. Grit, Mindset, and Academic Performance: A Study of Pre-University Science Students. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(12):em1615. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/94570

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Bazelais P, Lemay DJ, Doleck T, Hu XS, Vu A, Yao J. Grit, Mindset, and Academic Performance: A Study of Pre-University Science Students. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(12), em1615. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/94570

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Bazelais, Paul et al. "Grit, Mindset, and Academic Performance: A Study of Pre-University Science Students". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 14, no. 12, 2018, em1615. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/94570