Grit as a Predictor of Academic Success at Norwich University

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Author(s): Kevin Fleming (Norwich University, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 19
Source title: Handbook of Research on Character and Leadership Development in Military Schools
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mark Patrick Ryan (National University, USA)and Timothy L. Weekes (Holy Names University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6636-7.ch014

Keywords: Educational Leadership & Administration / Information Science Reference / Knowledge Management and Library Science / Teacher Education

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The focus of the chapter is on grit as a predictor of academic success at Norwich University. Grit scores were obtained for 4,171 incoming freshmen between 2013 and 2019, and these scores were collected again in the sophomore and senior years for all students who persisted. Cumulative GPAs were also obtained along with demographic data for all participants. Grit was found to be a small to moderate predictor of cumulative GPA with r correlations of .110 in the freshman year, .247 in the sophomore year, and .213 in the senior year. In contrast, high school GPA was a strong predictor of cumulative GPA with correlations of .459 in the freshman year, .518 in the sophomore year, and .500 in the senior year. Although grit was not as strong as high school GPA as a predictor of academic success at Norwich University, it was a significant factor, and it became more predictive of cumulative GPA as more credits were earned.

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