Angela Duckworth - GRIT

Traits that are important for predicting achievement:Grit is the tendency to sustain interest in and effort toward very long-term goals (Duckworth et al., 2007)Self-control is the voluntary regulation of behavioral, emotional, and attentional impulses in the presence of momentarily gratifying temptations or diversions (Duckworth & Seligman, 2005;

Measuring Grit:Grit scale is based on 8 or 12 item questionnaire that asks the test taker to respond to statements about goals and challenges.The Academic Diligence Task (ADT) is a simulation that asks students to choose between homework/tasks and playing games.