Episode Details

In this episode, Sharona and Bosley discuss student perseverance and how we might effectively help build it in our students. Looking at several research articles and providing concrete examples of ways to build student skills, join us in exploring what we can do to help students understand how they can help themselves succeed.

Links

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• On Perseverance in the Classroom, by Eric Toshalis, Ph.D.
• Persistence Makes the Biggest Difference to School Grades, Study Finds, from Forbes
• Social and Emotional Skills of Students in the Houston Independent School District, a study by Rice University
• Brief 5: Agreement between Student and Teacher Ratings of Students’ Social and Emotional Skills
• Recognizing, supporting, and improving student perseverance in mathematical problem-solving: The role of conceptual thinking scaffolds, by Joseph DiNapoli and Emily K. Miller
• How Much Can You Win, activity for building student skills
• Make Me: Understanding and Engaging Student Resistance in School, by Eric Toshalis

Resources

The Center for Grading Reform - seeking to advance education in the United States by supporting effective grading reform at all levels through conferences, educational workshops, professional development, research and scholarship, influencing public policy, and community building.

The Grading Conference - an annual, online conference exploring Alternative Grading in Higher Education & K-12.

Some great resources to educate yourself about Alternative Grading:

• The Grading for Growth Blog
• The Grading Conference
• The Intentional Academia Blog

Recommended Books on Alternative Grading (Please note - any books linked here are likely Amazon Associates links. Purchasing through them helps support the show. Thanks for your support!):

• Grading for Growth, by Robert Talbert and David Clark