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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Grit

Overview

  • Influence: Grit
  • Domain: Student
  • Sub-Domain: Perseverance and confidence
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have positive impact
  • Influence Definition: Grit involves passion and perseverance for long-term goals. It overlaps with conscientiousness and perseverance.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 3
  • Number of studies: 267
  • Number of students: 352,138
  • Number of effects: 782
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.35
  • Robustness index: 4

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Crede, Tynan, & Harms USA Much Ado About Grit: A Meta-Analytic Synthesis of the Grit Literature 2017 Grit 88 66,807 584 0.30
Pedagogical Research Seo Korea A meta-analysis of the relationship between grit and related variables. 2019 Grit 42 0 42 0.32
Journal of Educational Psychology Lam & Zhou Macau Grit and academic achievement: A comparative cross-cultural meta-analysis 2021 Grit 137 285,331 156 0.39
TOTAL/AVERAGE 267 352,138 782 0.34
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