WHETHER GRIT AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ARE RELATED: AN EXPLORATION AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN

Author(s) : Dr. Bashir Muhammad 1 , Dr. Safi Ullah 2 * Dr. Farkhunda Rasheed Choudhary 3

Abstract:

This descriptive research study aimed to determine the relationship between students’
grit and their academic achievement at the secondary school level in, Pakistan. Using the
multi-stage random sampling procedure, a sample of 798 students was chosen, of whom 400
were boys and 398 were girls. The data was collected using the Grit-O scale, created by
Duckworth et al. (2007) while academic achievement score was obtained from the SSC Annual
Examination by BISE Peshawar. The majority of the students displayed a high degree of grit. It
was revealed that Students’ grit showed a significant and strong positive linear association
with students’ achievement. Similarly, the students’ grit significantly, strongly predicted and
favorably contributed to students’ achievement. There were some gender differences also found
in the study and girl students had a higher degree of grit as compared to boy students. Teachers
should use strategies to improve students’ grit for better academic achievement. Further,
personalized strategies and interventions should be developed to address the unique needs of
all the students regardless of gender.

Keywords: Grit, Achievement, Secondary School level, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan