Ever failed, try again, succeed better: Results from a randomized educational intervention on grit
We show that grit, a skill that has been shown to be highly predictive of achievement, is malleable in childhood and can be fostered in the classroom environment. We evaluate a randomized educational intervention implemented in two independent elementary school samples. Outcomes are measured via a n...
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| description | We show that grit, a skill that has been shown to be highly predictive of achievement, is malleable in childhood and can be fostered in the classroom environment. We evaluate a randomized educational intervention implemented in two independent elementary school samples. Outcomes are measured via a novel incentivized real-effort task and performance in standardized tests. We find that treated students are more likely to exert effort to accumulate task-specific ability and hence more likely to succeed. In a follow up 2.5 years after the intervention, we estimate an effect of about 0.2 standard deviations on a standardized math test. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:a85f336e-b085-4db4-a36b-0e5f92972e322022-03-27T03:01:09ZEver failed, try again, succeed better: Results from a randomized educational intervention on gritJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:a85f336e-b085-4db4-a36b-0e5f92972e32EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordOxford University Press2019Alan, SBoneva, TErtac, SWe show that grit, a skill that has been shown to be highly predictive of achievement, is malleable in childhood and can be fostered in the classroom environment. We evaluate a randomized educational intervention implemented in two independent elementary school samples. Outcomes are measured via a novel incentivized real-effort task and performance in standardized tests. We find that treated students are more likely to exert effort to accumulate task-specific ability and hence more likely to succeed. In a follow up 2.5 years after the intervention, we estimate an effect of about 0.2 standard deviations on a standardized math test. |
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