Grit is defined as passion and perseverance for long-term and meaningful goals. In the subject of Mathematics in primary school, there is a need for students to persevere to get answers. Grit encourages students to continue working hard despite difficulties or failures and this trait is very important in the workplace. However, there are not many discussions that debate issues related to grit in Mathematics in the context of Tamil National Primary School (SJKT) students. There are three main issues that cause the grit issues expressed in this concept paper: (i) an attitude of giving up when solving high-level math problems; ii) no clear goals due to a lack of interest in learning Mathematics, and (iii) the ambiguity of grit level measurement in Mathematics in the context of SJKT students. This concept paper is unique because it elaborates on grit issues in Mathematics, especially among Indian students. This study suggests that grit empowerment should be done from primary school at SJKT through an effective student development program. This paper needs to be given attention so that the community is more aware of the development of grit in Mathematics, especially in the Indian student community. The proposed solutions can be developed through the school’s efforts to make students more persistent and not give up when solving difficult Mathematical problems.
Allen, D. D., & Bond, C. A. (2001). Prepharmacy Predictors of Success in Pharmacy School: Grade Point Averages, Pharmacy College Admissions Test, Communication Abilities, and Critical Thinking Skills. Pharmacotherapy, 21(7), 842–849.
https://doi.org/10.1592/phco.21.9.842.34566
Almerino, Jr., P. M., Etcuban, J. O., de Jose, C. G., & Almerino, J. G. F. (2019). Students’ Affective Belief as the Component in Mathematical Disposition. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5750
Al-Mutawah, M. A., & Fateel, M. J. (2018). Students’ Achievement in Math and Science: How Grit and Attitudes Influence? International Education Studies, 11(2), 97–105. https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v11n2p97
Duckworth, A. (2016). Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (1st Edition, Vol. 1). Scribner.
Barrington, M. M. (2017). Assessing the Link Between Grit and Academic Achievement in Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Among 4 Th Graders: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Inquiry. Texas A&M University.
Bashant, J. (2014). Developing Grit in Our Students: Why Grit is Such a Desirable Trait, and Practical Strategies for Teachers and Schools. Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 14–17.
Bazelais, P., Lemay, D. J., & Doleck, T. (2016). How Does Grit Impact College Students’ Academic Achievement in Science? European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 4(1), 33–43.
Bowen, R. I. P. (2018). The Relationship between Grit and Remedial Math Success for Black Males.
Carson, D. A. (2020). Grit and Mathematics Achievement: A Possible Link in Guiding School Improvement. St. Thomas University.
Chen, C., & Gong, X. (2021). How Does Grit Compare to Other Psychosocial Factors in Predicting University Students’ Math Performance and Subjective Wellbeing? In Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Grit (pp. 29–53). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57389-8_3
Chisholm-Burns, M. A., Spivey, C. A., Sherwin, E., Williams, J., & Phelps, S. (2019). Development of an Instrument to Measure Academic Resilience Among Pharmacy Students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 83(6), 1373–1390.
https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe6896
Clark, K. (2017). Investigating A Novel Measure of Academic Grit. Northern Illinois University.
Cross, T. M. (2013). Staying The Course: Grit, Academic Success, and Non-Traditional Doctoral Students [Pepperdine University]. https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/etd
Datu, J. A. D., Yang, L., & Mateo, N. J. (2021). Are Gritty Students Academically Engaged in Math and Science? School Psychology, 36(3), 190–195.
https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000433
Datu, J. A. D., Yuen, M., & Chen, G. (2018). The Triarchic Model of Grit is Linked to Academic Success and Well-Being among Filipino High School Students. School Psychology Quarterly, 33(3), 428–438. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000234
Dixson, D. D., Roberson, C. C. B., & Worrell, F. C. (2017). Psychosocial Keys to African American Achievement? Examining the Relationship Between Achievement and Psychosocial Variables in High Achieving African Americans. Journal of Advanced Academics, 28(2), 120–140. https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202X17701734
Duckworth, A. L., & Meindl, P. (2018). Clarifying Character Education Commentary on McGrath. Journal of Character Education, 14(2), 37–38.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2014.994222
Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087–1101. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.6.1087
Duckworth, A. L., & Quinn, P. D. (2009). Development and Validation of the Short Grit Scale (Grit-S). Journal of Personality Assessment, 91(2), 166–174.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00223890802634290
Eryigit, K., & K?l?c, R. (2022). Predictors of Mathematics Achievement in Pandemic: Academic Grit and Technology Attitude. OPUS Journal of Society Research, 19(49), 762–770. https://doi.org/10.26466//opusjsr.1170924
Flanagan, K. M., & Einarson, J. (2017). Gender, Math Confidence, and Grit: Relationships with Quantitative Skills and Performance in an Undergraduate Biology Course. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 16(3), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.16-08-0253
Gonzalez-Bernal, J., Gonzalez-Bernal, S., Salavera, C., Fernández-Ortega, C., Trigueros Ramos, R., Aguilar-Parra, J. M., & González-Santos, M. J. (2022). Adaptation and Testing of the Factorial Structure of the Physical Education Grit Scale for Use in Secondary Education in Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610008
Hamukwaya, S. T., & Haser, Ç. (2021). “It does not Mean that They Cannot Do Mathematics”: Beliefs about Mathematics Learning Difficulties. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 16(1), em0622. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/9569
Hart, J. (1989). Strategies for the New Head Teacer. From the Office, 8–10.
Hassan, H., Syed Sahil, S. A., & Kholis, R. (2022). Hubungan Grit dan Prokrastinasi dengan Pencapaian Akademik dalam Kalangan Remaja Kurang Berkemampuan. Persidangan Antarabangsa Sains Sosial Dan Kemanusiaan, 7, 1210–1224.
Iannone, L. F., Preda, A., Blottière, H. M., Clarke, G., Albani, D., Belcastro, V., Carotenuto, M., Cattaneo, A., Citraro, R., Ferraris, C., Ronchi, F., Luongo, G., Santocchi, E., Guiducci, L., Baldelli, P., Iannetti, P., Pedersen, S., Petretto, A., Provasi, S., … Striano, P. (2019). Microbiota-Gut Brain Axis Involvement in Neuropsychiatric Disorders. In Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics (Vol. 19, Issue 10, pp. 1037–1050). Taylor and Francis Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1080/14737175.2019.1638763
Ibrahim, B., Hassan, H. F., Abd Hamid, R. I., Sulaiman, M. A., & Mohamad, N. H. (2018). Tahap Grit dalam Kalangan Guru di Negeri Johor. Politeknik & Kolej Komuniti Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 3, 51–63.
Kaya, S., & Karakoc, D. (2022). Math Mindsets and Academic Grit: How Are They Related to Primary Math Achievement? European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 10(3), 298–309. https://doi.org/10.30935/scimath/11881
Khan, N. (2018). The Impact of Mindset and Grit on Academic Success in Math and Science. Hofstra University.
Kidd, R. S., & Latif, D. A. (2003). Traditional and Novel Predictors of Classroom and Clerkship Success of Pharmacy Students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 67(4), 860–865.
Larkin, K., & Jorgensen, R. (2016). ‘I Hate Maths: Why Do We Need to Do Maths?’ Using iPad Video Diaries to Investigate Attitudes and Emotions Towards Mathematics in Year 3 and Year 6 Students. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 14(5), 925–944. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-015-9621-x
Miele, D. B., Browman, A. S., Shen, C., Vasilyeva, M., & Tyumeneva, Y. A. (2022). Domain-General and Math-Specific Self-Perceptions of Perseverance as Predictors of Behavioral Math Persistence. The Journal of Experimental Education, 90(3), 593–614. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2020.1799312
Mirza, H. S. (2014). Decolonizing Higher Education: Black Feminism and the Intersectionality of Race and Gender. Journal of Feminist Scholarship, 7(3), 1–12.
Farok, M.N. H., & Mahmud, N. (2020). Mindset and Grit as the Predictor of Academic Success. Jurnal Kemanusiaan, 18(1), 63–70. www.jurnal-kemanusiaan.utm.my
Matore, M. E. @ E., Zainal, M. A., Kamaruddin, M., Abdul Rahman, N., Idris, H., & Matore, E. R. (2020). Grit vs. Academic Performance: The Power of Polytechnic Students to be Academically GRIT-tinians! Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Research Day, 253–254.
Mulcahy-Dunn, A., King, S. J., Nordstrum, L. E., Newton, E. O., & Batchelder, K. (2018). The Relationship Between Grit, Self-Control, and Early Grade Reading: A Trial Measuring Soft Skills in Rural Tanzania. Educational Psychology, 38(8), 997–1009. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2018.1475628
Mustaza, M. S. A., & Kutty, F. M. (2022). The Relationship between Grit Personality and Resilience. Creative Education, 13(10), 3255–3269.
https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2022.1310208
Naimnule, M., Kartono, & Asikin, M. (2020). Mathematics Problem Solving Ability in Terms of Adversity Quotient in Problem Based Learning Model With Peer Feedback. Unnes Journal of Mathematics Education Research, 10(2), 222–228.
http://journal.unnes.ac.id/sju/index.php/ujmer
Orogo, J. N. (2022). Grit Mindset and Attitudes: Their Influence on The Mathematics Academic Achievement. International Journal of Education and Research, 10(11), 37–52. www.ijern.com
Palisoc, A. J. L., Matsumoto, R. R., Ho, J., Perry, P. J., Tang, T. T., & Ip, E. J. (2017). Relationship Between Grit with Academic Performance and Attainment of Postgraduate Training in Pharmacy Students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 81(4), 1–10.
Pappano, L. (2013). “Grit” and the New Character Education. Harvard Education Press.
Pelaporan Pentaksiran Sekolah Rendah 2019. (2019).
Poropat, A. E. (2009). A Meta-Analysis of the Five-Factor Model of Personality and Academic Performance. Psychological Bulletin, 135(2), 322.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-018- 0961
Postigo, A., Barria, J., Cuesta, M., & García-Cueto, E. (2023). Psychometric Properties of the Chilean Version of the Oviedo Grit Scale. Collabra: Psychology, 9(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.57516
Rojas, J. P., Usher, E. L., & Toland, M. D. (2012). Creativity and Grit as Predictors of Mathematics Achievement in Early Adolescence.
http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/
Schmidt, F. T. C., Fleckenstein, J., Retelsdorf, J., Eskreis-Winkler, L., & Möller, J. (2019). Measuring Grit. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 35(3), 436–447. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000407
Seliaman, N., & Dollah, M. U. (2018). Pengajaran Matematik Sekolah Rendah Menggunakan Pendekatan Kontekstual?: Satu Kajian Kes. Jurnal Pendidikan Sains & Matematik Malaysia, 8(2), 27–34.
Shariff, M. I. A. bin, Sulaiman, W. S., & Khairudin, R. (2022). Exploring the Relationship between Grit and Flourishing: Are There Gender Differences? International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(3), 519–530. https://doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v12-i3/12193
Sia, C., & Lim, C. S. (2020). Knowledge States in the Learning of “Time”: Comparison of Primary Six Pupils’ from Different Types of Schools in Penang. The Mathematics Enthusiast, 17(1), 7–31. https://doi.org/10.54870/1551-3440.1478
Sigmundsson, H., Haga, M., & Hermundsdottir, F. (2020). Passion, grit and mindset in young adults: Exploring the relationship and gender differences. New Ideas in Psychology, 59, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newideapsych.2020.100795
Sternberg, R. J., Bonney, C. R., Gabora, L., & Merrifield, M. (2012). WICS: A Model for College and University Admissions. Educational Psychologist, 47(1), 30–41. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2011.638882
Stoltz, E. (2014). Employability Attributes and Career Adaptability as Predictors of Staff Satisfaction with Retention Factors. University of South Africa.
Volk, A. A., Schiralli, K., Xia, X., Zhao, J., & Dane, A. v. (2018). Adolescent Bullying and Personality: A Cross-Cultural Approach. Personality and Individual Differences, 125, 126–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.01.012
Wan Jaafar, W. N., & Maat, S. M. (2020). The Relationship Between Self Efficacy and Motivation with Stem Education: A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Modern Education, 2(4), 19–29. https://doi.org/10.35631/IJMOE.24002
Yu, Y., Hua, L., Feng, X., Wang, Y., Yu, Z., Zi, T., Zhao, Y., & Li, J. (2021). True Grit in Learning Math: The Math Anxiety-Achievement Link Is Mediated by Math-Specific Grit. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.645793
