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Lam, Kelly Ka Lai; Zhou, Mingming – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
This review examined the relations between grit and academic achievement based on a meta-analysis of 137 studies yielding 156 dependent samples (N = 285,331). Using the robust variance estimation, we found that the correlations of overall grit level with academic achievement were generally weak to moderate (weighted r = 0.19). The correlation of…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement, Correlation
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Else-Quest, Nicole M.; Hyde, Janet Shibley; Linn, Marcia C. – Psychological Bulletin, 2010
A gender gap in mathematics achievement persists in some nations but not in others. In light of the underrepresentation of women in careers in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering, increasing research attention is being devoted to understanding gender differences in mathematics achievement, attitudes, and affect. The gender…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Mathematics Achievement, Disproportionate Representation