Sentences with phrase «with academic perseverance»

What distinguishes students with academic perseverance, Farrington contended, is their resilient attitude toward failure.

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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.

Focusing on the latest research dealing with environmental factors and non-cognitive skills (perseverance, attachment, relationships, etc.), this quick read provides insights on possible strategies and interventions which lead to greater academic and personal success.

The idea that character traits like perseverance, zest, and optimism have more to do with long - term success than even academics gained mainstream traction with the recent publication of Paul Tough's book How Children Succeed.

Another way to build academic perseverance is to use reflective journals with your students.

When our scholars and our staff embody and demonstrate these values, they are putting forth their best effort on all tasks (perseverance); helping their teammates along the way (teamwork); achieving significant academic gains (scholarship); while enjoying them (fun) and operating with the utmost respect and honesty (integrity).

The results reported by independent research firm, Compass Consulting, show that the Connect with Kids program improves student behavior in significant and important ways across multiple character skills, including teasing and bullying behaviors, cheating and lying, respect for classmates and teachers, violence prevention, and academic perseverance.

Hope, love of learning, perseverance, prudence, and others were positively associated with academic self - efficacy.