Intelligence is deemed as a primary indicator of success in academic endeavors and established as the best predictor of achievement, but recent researches suggested that grit, a non-cognitive trait is accounted for successful outcomes in the academe.
In cognizance with this, this research is used unveiling whether having a high grit is significant in the achievement of students. As Duckworth (2009) said, intelligence quotient was not the only difference between her best and worst students. Some of her strongest performers did not have stratospheric IQ scores. Others who are considered the smartest were not doing so well. Thus, she concluded that everyone could learn the materials given to them if they work hard long enough.
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In cognizance with this, this research is used unveiling whether having a high grit is significant in the achievement of students. As Duckworth (2009) said, intelligence quotient was not the only difference between her best and worst students. Some of her strongest performers did not have stratospheric IQ scores. Others who are considered the smartest were not doing so well. Thus, she concluded that everyone could learn the materials given to them if they work hard long enough.
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