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The Grit Scale Presentation Final-2
The Grit Scale Presentation Final-2
Confident
Curious
Perseverance
Balanced
Enthusiastic
Gritty
The Grit
Scale
Gabby Monteiro and KK Frazier
What is Grit?
Angela Duckworth Ted Talk 2:48-3:27
Grit is trait-level perseverance and passion for
long-term goals; capacity to sustain effort and
interest in long term goals
Grit scale aims to measure perseverance as a
predictive factor
Different from Big Five personality- focuses on
stamina rather than completion of short term
goals
Individuals high in grit do not stray from goals
regardless of positive feedback
Reliability
& Validity
Overall Results
Internally consistent: =.73 to .84
Grit score predicted outcome regardless of evaluator
Consensually valid
This means that two or more people can independently observe
the someones grit score and report similar results
Face valid
For adolescents and adults (vs. Perseverance Scale for Children
[Lufi & Cohen, 1987] or the Tenacity Scale [Baum and
Locke,2004])
Construct is valid
Measures the 2 domains is says it measures
Study 1
Used to extract subset of items from the Grit-O
Scale to create a (more) brief version (Grit-S).
Computed item level correlations of Grit-O with
outcomes of 4 samples
Compared each domain and examined which
items consistently was above median in
predicting an outcome (predictive validity)
Outcome
After 4 items were excluded, internal consistency
alpha ranged from .73 to .84 across samples
Study 1
(contd)
Study 2
Used to 1.) confirm factor structure 2.)
identify relations with Big Five personality
dimensions and 3.) establish predictive
validity for career changes
Participants
Outcome
Confirmatory factor analysis supported twofactor model of Grit
Grittier individuals had higher education level
and fewer career changes
Study 3
Used to validate informant report
Consensual validity
Study 4
Sought to establish test-retest reliability
Test was given 1 year later
Outcome
Relatively stable over time r=.68, p<.001
Good internal consistency at = .82 in
2006 and .84 in 2007
Grit scores in 2006 predicted GPA and
hours spent watching TV 1 year later
Studies 5 & 6
Used as predictive measurements
Scripps National Spelling Bee Finalists- who
would advance?
Those with higher grit were 38% more likely to
advance
Our
Results
Grit score and hours per day watching TV have a moderate negative
correlation; however we cant really use this a predictor for another
point.
(contd)
R= .84
R2= .70
Proposed Validity
Current research does not examine any long-term
longitudinal studies
We propose 7th grade through college graduation
Examine if grit score changes over long period of
time and if it is an accurate predictor for long-term
success
50 females; 50 males; representative sample
Follow participants through major milestones: middle
school graduation, high school graduation, college
graduation and examine respective grades
Implications & future studies
Conclusion
Grit is unrelated and sometimes
inversely correlated with intelligence
Internally reliable
Accurately measures consistency of
interest and perseverance of effort
Predicts future success
Easily administered and scored
References
(2014). Pearson correlation coefficient calculator. Retrieved
from Social Science Statistics website:
http://www.socscistatistics.com/tests/pearson/Default2.asp