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What are the strong predictors of academic achievement? -Deliberate practice and Grit

Lee, Suran 1 Young Woo Sohn 2

1연세대학교 심리학과
2연세대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study, undertaken with highschool students (N = 99), draws upon the theoretical framework of deliberate practice (Ericsson, Krampe & Tesch-Romer, 1993), and grit (defied as perseverances and passion for long-term goals; Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, & Kelly, 2007) in order to identify strong predictors of academic achievement using analysis of diary reports and questionnaires. This study aims to investigate the effect of innate traits (IQ, Big five personality characteristics) with acquired efforts (deliberate practice, grit) on academic grades. The results showed that acquired efforts were still significant indicators of academic achievement when innate traits were controlled. In particular, grit was associated with higher academic grades and this relation was moderated by deliberate practice (hours of study personally). These findings support the results of expertise studies that outstanding performance entails not only innate talent but also focused practice and effort over time.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.