Comparative Measures of Grit, Tenacity and Perseverance

Motivation to learn has been shown to be an important asset for success in school and career. This study examined the relationship between psychometric scales as well as survey items regarding motivational characteristics related to learning and achievement. Newer measurement indices related to grit and perseverance are compared to historical indices related to persistence and motivation to study to explore the commonalities or differences in the measures. Major findings were that the three scales of Study Habits from the Computer Attitude Questionnaire (CAQ), Grit part 2 Persistence of Effort and CAQ Motivation / Persistence were closely associated with each other while Grit part 1 Consistency of Interests remained independent, as a separate measure. Multiple gender differences in the measures indicate that females in this study are higher in most of the areas measured.