CCS122 Perseverance is the Ability and the Self Control

1. Perseverance/ Grit

a. How is this trait defined?

Perseverance is the ability and the self control which pushes one to work through the challenges. When one uses this trait when facing challenge, they use their mind and body to overcome it

b. Why is this trait important for academic success? Why is it important for long-term success?

It helps the students to see the failures as the positive learning experience and it empower the student to try and try again until the learning has been achieved. Perseverance trait is important for the long term success since it encourages the students to refusal to give up the pursuit to their goals despite attendant difficulties they encounter (Zhou, 2016). It enhances one determination at working hard regardless of any odds or obstacles which could exist. It is to insist and to be firm to getting something done and not giving up.

c. In your CONTENT & GRADE-LEVEL BAND (elementary, middle school), what are examples of what it would look like for students to operate with this trait? *

Perseverance is the drive that assists one to keep working even when you want to quit. When students are operating with this trait they are able to handle hard subject, and they would finish work they start since they cannot give up.

*Consider: What language would be used? What actions would you see the student take? What would it mean for your systems and procedures? What would it mean for their interactions with other students? What would it mean for their mindsets, beliefs, and actions related to the content?

The language which is used is simple. The students would need to push one another to work through the challenges. They would need to try procedures of learning which are aimed to their goals. When they have this trait they could easily interact intellectually with the other students, and it would be important for the mindset that enhance their skills to improve on their failures through positive thinking.

2. Self-Regulation/ Self-Control

a. How is this trait defined?

It is defined as the ability to act in the long term best interest, consistent with ones deepest values (Willingham, 2011).

b. Why is this trait important for academic success? Why is it important for long-term success?

Being in control to our desires and impulses is crucial to attain goals we set for ourselves. Higher self control could have leads to higher grades. According to research it found out that self control can out do intelligence in predicting good academic performance (Willingham, 2011). Self control is significant to long term success since it produces desirable results. In case emotions takes over a person, reasoning usually flies out of window and acts or decisions are not likely as productive as they should have been.

c. In your CONTENT & GRADE-LEVEL BAND (elementary, middle school), what are examples of what it would look like for students to operate with this trait? *

Example of student who operate with this trait are; coming to class prepared, they resist procrastination, actively listen to others in class, and respond thoughtfully when they are critized (Willingham, 2011).

*Consider: What language would be used? What actions would you see the student take? What would it mean for your systems and procedures? What would it mean for their interactions with other students? What would it mean for their mindsets, beliefs, and actions related to the content?

The language is at graduate level. When it comes to self regulation the student usually utilize their ability to act in the best interest, in undertaking every action in their school work. With self regulation trait the systems and the procedures would be much effective since student would come to class prepared, listen to others in class and respond thoughtfully. Responding to the others thoughtfully is good when interact in with the others and this would means a great deal to their mindset, and other related content which they are engaged in.

3. Growth Mindset

a. How is this trait defined?

It is regarded as the underlying beliefs individuals have about learning and the intelligence.

b. Why is this trait important for academic success? Why is it important for long-term success?

The trait is crucial to academic success; since one can be capable to learning everything if they work hard and accept failures and the challenges as opportunities to growth. When the student believes they could get smarter, they understand that efforts could make them stronger.

c. In your CONTENT & GRADE-LEVEL BAND (elementary, middle school), what are examples of what it would look like for students to operate with this trait? *

Student with growth mindset traits they accept challenges and persevere to succeed. Moreover, they face learning with not mastered this yet attitudes.

*Consider: What language would be used? What actions would you see the student take? What would it mean for your systems and procedures? What would it mean for their interactions with other students? What would it mean for their mindsets, beliefs, and actions related to the content?

The level of language with this trait is high, students have developed cognitive intelligence and they believe they could get smarter through hard work. With this trait there is effective use of strategies which assist the students to develop intelligence. On the system and procedures they are much effective since the students beliefs about the intelligence has important consequences to how they experience school and how they respond to the setback and adversity. With this trait when students are interacting they are much thoughtful. They see effort as a way to learn and develop their intelligence and this becomes part of their belief.

4. Social Intelligence/ Social Skills

a. How is this trait defined?

It is regarded as the capability to effectively navigate as well as negotiate complex relationships along with environment. Additionally, Segrin (2001) defined it as ability to establish compatible as well as effective relations with others.

b. Why is this trait important for academic success? Why is it important for long-term success?

It is important since it helps the student to develop their personality. It is important for the long term success, since it helps them understand and monitor their own feelings and others too since it enables them to mine the required data for the academic achievement that is an outcome to education (Zhou, 2016).

c. In your CONTENT & GRADE-LEVEL BAND (elementary, middle school), what are examples of what it would look like for students to operate with this trait? *

When the student operates with this trait they would not elicit a strong emotional response from every person they are holding a conversation with. Additionally, they will not speak in definitive about the people or ideas (Zhou, 2016). They will also speak with precision. This means they will say what they intend without skirting around on the issue.

*Consider: What language would be used? What actions would you see the student take? What would it mean for your systems and procedures? What would it mean for their interactions with other students? What would it mean for their mindsets, beliefs, and actions related to the content?

When it comes to social intelligence trait, the language used by the student is high. The students have established compatible and effective relation with the others. When it comes to taking actions, the students have personal knowledge and ability to use appropriate social behavior to a given situation. this ensures that the system and the procedures are much effective since the students social competency level are enhanced and establishing relation with others is simple and thus they can relate better. This means that their mindset is not fixed since they believe each situation could be solved.