Abstract
Objective:To identify the learning strategies used by the medical students with high Grit for design and implementation of a three months course, to assist the medical students having low Grit.Methods:A mixed-method study with explanatory sequential design was followed by an intervention to improve Grit amongst first year students at Foundation University Medical College from March to August 2019. Non-probability convenience sampling was used in the Phase-I. In Phase-II, through purposive sampling, students with high score on GRIT were interviewed. The interview questions were validated and piloted for clarity. All interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematic analysis was done. The themes generated were used to design an intervention, which was implemented as a part of the curriculum for less Gritty students to see whether it can enhance Grit in them.Results:A total of 133 students participated out of which, 23(17%) had a high, whereas 10(7.5%) had a low level of Grit. Five themes generated from the transcripts, namely Planning, Metacognitive skills, Mastery learning, Cognitive strategies, and Self-regulation, that led the development of an intervention abbreviated as “RESET-P- GOALS”. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed that the intervention did elicit a statistically significant change in the Grit score in students having low Grit (Z = -2.8, p= 0.005).Conclusion:Good planning, Mastery learning and self-regulation are the reasons for success of Gritty students. The learning strategies with the name “RESET-P- GOALS” are effective in enhancing Grit in students with less score on Grit.
Highlights
Grit is defined as “Perseverance and passion for long-term goals” that is working tirelessly towards challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure and hardships in progress.[1]
The results showed that amongst 133 students, 23(17%) students had a high level of Grit, 100(75%) had a moderate, and 10(7.5%) had a low level of Grit
Our study has explored the learning strategies used by students with high score on Grit for their academic success and to overcome hardships and setbacks
Summary
Grit is defined as “Perseverance and passion for long-term goals” that is working tirelessly towards challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure and hardships in progress.[1]. Access to knowledge through information technology has changed the conventional teaching methods and it is more important to provide guidance and support to help students in their learning.[5] It is the need of an hour to teach our students the non-cognitive skills in order to meet the challenges. These skills improve the academic performance of students, and the students manage setbacks and stress in a better way.[6] Grit is an important non-cognitive skill for facilitating positive youth development.[7] Despite its importance, the literature lacks the gritenhancing interventions which can be used to help students with low Grit.[8]
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