Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
The Grit Scale measures the extent to which individuals are able to maintain focus and interest, and persevere in obtaining long-term goals. It has 8-item, 10-item, and 12-item versions. Subscore(s): Goal Directed Behavior
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Organization
Topic
Student Well-Being Category
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Grades
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Self Management
Languages
English,
Chinese,
French,
German
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
5 minutes
Administration
Computer,
Paper
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Areepattamannil, S., & Khine, M. S. (2018). Evaluating the psychometric properties of the original grit scale using Rasch analysis in an Arab adolescent sample. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 36(8), 856-862. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282917719976
Karaman, M. A., Vela, J. C., Aguilar, A. A., Saldana, K., & Montenegro, M. C. (2018). Psychometric properties of U.S.-Spanish versions of the grit and resilience scales with a Latinx population. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 41(1), 125 - 136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-018-9350-2
