Prediction of Students Grit based on Mindset

Document Type : Research Article

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigating this hypothesis that share of growth mindset in predict the grit is more than fixed mindset.
Method: Method of research was correlation and statistical society in cludedall last year student under graduate (93-94) in wich number of 302 were selected using classing random sampling. Assesment tools consisted Duckworth Grit scale (2007) and Dweck Mindset scale (2007).
Results: The results of study confiremed above hypothesis. Results:Namely through of two mindset growth mindset could predict the grit (P˂0/001).
Conclusion: Means that people with growth mindset in following up of long term goals and in encountering whith failure showed more grit than others with fixed mindset that deprived of it.

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