Not exact matches
One of the fundamental beliefs of deeper - learning advocates is that these practices — revising work over and over, with frequent critiques; persisting at long - term projects; dealing with the frustrations of hands - on experimentation — develop not just students» content knowledge and intellectual ability, but their noncognitive capacities
as well: what Camille Farrington would call
academic perseverance and what others might call grit or resilience.
Academic perseverance, in Farrington's formulation, shares certain qualities with noncognitive capacities such
as grit and self - control and delay of gratification.
For example, we know from existing research that social and emotional skills are critical to young people's
academic success (Farrington et al., 2012), and that children must have the opportunity to practice and develop SEL skills such
as empathy,
perseverance, and collaboration, in order to thrive in careers, in family, and in community
as adults (CASEL, 2015; Farrington et al., 2012; Pellegrino & Hilton, 2012).
Some educators are now recognizing
perseverance as a factor which may contribute more than anybody thought to
academic success.
Included in the CCSS are Standards for Mathematical Practice, many of which focus on
academic behaviors and attitudes such
as perseverance, constructing viable arguments, critiquing others» arguments, and paying attention to precision.
Our panelists spoke about the importance of
academic ownership and
perseverance; panelists specifically addressed how these skills are applicable to achievement tests such
as the MAP test.
One assumption might be that non-cognitive skills such
as perseverance and resilience are developed through adventure learning and that these skills have a knock - on impact on
academic outcomes.
Therefore, a well - resourced classroom is critical for developing positive qualities such
as perseverance, internal locus of control, and high self - efficacy that prepare students for better
academic performance and life success.
Students develop positive attitudes and beliefs about themselves
as learners that increase their
academic perseverance and prompt them to engage in productive
academic behaviors.
At ASU, Gardner gave his popular talk «Beyond Wit and Grit» about intelligence and
perseverance as keys to
academic (and life) success, so -LSB-...]
Everyone may have had experienced delays, difficulties or other troubled times during their lifetime, whether in a professional career or
academic life, but never be afraid to use this
as a tool to showcase your stamina,
perseverance and dedication to a certain goal.
The Common Core State Standards, which emphasize
academic discussions and teamwork on projects, also have increased the focus on explicit instruction of skills such
as emotional regulation and
perseverance.
Many school systems nationally are particularly interested in strengthening student development of
academic mindsets such
as self - efficacy and the growth mindset; others are equally or also attentive to resilience and
perseverance as paramount for their students.