Salman Khan of Khan Academy has said that their format is great because teachers can measure persistence of students over time. Plus, it allows students to learn at their own pace. This allows for much higher efficiency than lectures, and it's a lot more fun.
From what I know of grit, the answer is because perseverance is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for grit. Grit, as Duckworth defines it, also requires some sort of passion. So, if I am learning biochemistry in order to satisfy a college requirement but have little interest in it, and I persevere through the course, that isn't per se enough to keep me motivated outside of the extrinsic reward of my grade. What Duckworth is interested in is the type of perseverance that happens when one is also passionate about what one is doing such that extrinsic motivators either matter little or not at all toward one's willingness to persevere.
I appreciate her epistemological conservatism and commitment to actual data acquisition and science
Thank you so much for the insightful research and wonderful speech. Great work !
amazing video. Angela Duckworth is very warm and intelligent
Angela Duckworth: The Mother of Grit.
Salman Khan of Khan Academy has said that their format is great because teachers can measure persistence of students over time. Plus, it allows students to learn at their own pace. This allows for much higher efficiency than lectures, and it's a lot more fun.
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Great
She knows how to read and speak at the same time for someone else.
Why not just call it perseverance? Serious question is it just to be catchy?
From what I know of grit, the answer is because perseverance is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for grit. Grit, as Duckworth defines it, also requires some sort of passion.
So, if I am learning biochemistry in order to satisfy a college requirement but have little interest in it, and I persevere through the course, that isn't per se enough to keep me motivated outside of the extrinsic reward of my grade. What Duckworth is interested in is the type of perseverance that happens when one is also passionate about what one is doing such that extrinsic motivators either matter little or not at all toward one's willingness to persevere.
Kevin Currie-Knight Yes I agree with you.
because all definitions in psychology are murky. all of them! i dont know how they measure anything... what a bunch of baloney!
Many millenials have a Bachelor degree or a Masters degree .. less than 1% have GRIT.. the future workforce is in Big trouble
100% agree