The survey grit measure has limited predictive power over platform performance in this sample and does not predict pandemic-era performance declines¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Survey grit is significantly associated with only one of four performance measures — 0.8 points in pre-Covid science (p < 0.10) — and this small association disappears after Covid. → Chen 2024 q2 i? Survey grit does not predict the change in performance during Covid-19, being essentially uncorrelated or slightly negatively correlated with resilience. → Chen 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

Chen 2024¶

Chen, D. L., Ertac, S., Evgeniou, T., Miao, X., Nadaf, A., & Yilmaz, E. (2024). Grit and academic resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00265-3

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OLS regressions in Table 3 (N = 1723, 1508, 1710, 1490) show survey grit coefficients of 0.5, 0.8, 0.5, and 0.5 for pre/post math and science, with only pre-Covid science approaching significance (p < 0.10).

"Table3 shows that survey grit is only associated with one of these four measures of student performance—0.8 points in science prior to Covid (p < 0.10)."

Chen 2024 (2)¶

Chen, D. L., Ertac, S., Evgeniou, T., Miao, X., Nadaf, A., & Yilmaz, E. (2024). Grit and academic resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00265-3

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Table 4 regressions of performance change on survey grit show coefficients of 0.03 (math) and −0.2 (science), neither significant. The null may reflect social desirability or incentive issues the authors acknowledge for self-reports.

"Table 4 shows, in regression form, that survey grit is essentially not correlated or slightly negatively correlated with resilience during Covid-19"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Personality Traits — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

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