Ever Failed, Try Again, Succeed Better: Results from a Randomized Educational Intervention on Grit
[abstract only; full text not retrieved, 2026-10-20] Alan, S., Boneva, T., & Ertac, S. (2019). 'Ever Failed, Try Again, Succeed Better: Results from a Randomized Educational Intervention on Grit.' The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 134(3), 1121-1162. doi:10.1093/qje/qjz006. THE STRONGEST PRO-GRIT RESULT THAT IS NOT DUCKWORTH'S OWN. In their words: 'We show that grit ... is malleable in childhood and can be fostered in the classroom environment. We evaluate a randomized educational intervention implemented in two independent elementary school samples. Outcomes are measured via a novel incentivized real-effort task and performance in standardized tests ... In a follow up 2.5 years after the intervention, we estimate an effect of about 0.2 standard deviations on a standardized math test.' It answers Credé's 2017 remark that 'Whether it is possible to enhance grit via interventions is not yet clear'. NO DESIGN, SAMPLE SIZE OR COUNTRY DETAIL BEYOND THE ABSTRACT WAS VERIFIED and none is asserted in the article.
[abstract only; full text not retrieved, 2026-10-20] Alan, S., Boneva, T., & Ertac, S. (2019). 'Ever Failed, Try Again, Succeed Better: Results from a Randomized Educational Intervention on Grit.' The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 134(3), 1121-1162. doi:10.1093/qje/qjz006. THE STRONGEST PRO-GRIT RESULT THAT IS NOT DUCKWORTH'S OWN. In their words: 'We show that grit ... is malleable in childhood and can be fostered in the classroom environment. We evaluate a randomized educational intervention implemented in two independent elementary school samples. Outcomes are measured via a novel incentivized real-effort task and performance in standardized tests ... In a follow up 2.5 years after the intervention, we estimate an effect of about 0.2 standard deviations on a standardized math test.' It answers Credé's 2017 remark that 'Whether it is possible to enhance grit via interventions is not yet clear'. NO DESIGN, SAMPLE SIZE OR COUNTRY DETAIL BEYOND THE ABSTRACT WAS VERIFIED and none is asserted in the article.
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Alan, S., Boneva, T., & Ertac, S. (2019). Ever Failed, Try Again, Succeed Better: Results from a Randomized Educational Intervention on Grit. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 134(3), 1121-1162.