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Purpose
Purpose
The GRIT-S assesses students abilities to preserve and work towards long term goals.
Population
Population
The GRIT-S is commonly given to a wide range of populations, including K-16 and beyond.
Typical Performance
Typical Performance
In the literature, grit score have been correlated with educational attainment. Students with "some college" commonly have scores around -0.35.
Example question:
Example question:
Setbacks don't discourage me:
Very much like me
Mostly like me
Somewhat like me
Not much like me
Not like me at all
Validity
Validity
The GRIT-S is a shortened version of the original GRIT assessment. Since its development it has been used with many populations. While grit has become a widely used measure, it's validity as a predictive measure has also been questioned.
Duckworth, A. L., & Quinn, P. D. (2009). Development and validation of the Short Grit Scale (GRIT–S). Journal of personality assessment, 91(2), 166-174.
Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of personality and social psychology, 92(6), 1087.
Research
Research
The research conducted with the GRIT-S is extensive. We recommend using Google Scholar and the citations listed under validation to find articles of interest.
Example LASSO Report
Example LASSO Report
Please follow this link to our example report for concept inventories.
Similar Instruments
Similar Instruments
Revised Implicit Theories of Intelligence (Self-Theory) Scale (RITIS)
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