Article
Further Validation of Survey Effort Measures of Relevant Character Skills: Results from a Sample of High School Students
PLOS ONE
(2020)
Abstract
Personality traits such as grit and self-control are important determinants of success in life outcomes. However, most measures of these traits, which rely on self-reports, might be biased when used for the purpose of evaluating education policies or interventions. Recent research has shown the potential of survey effort—in particular, item non-response and careless answering—as a proxy measure of these traits. The current investigation uses a dataset of high school seniors (N = 513) to investigate survey effort measures in relationship with teacher reports, performance task measures, high school academic outcomes, and college attendance. Our results show promise for use of survey effort as proxy measures of grit and self-control.
Keywords
- Survey Effort,
- Character Skills,
- Teacher Reports,
- High School Performance
Disciplines
Publication Date
July, 2020
Citation Information
Gema Zamarro, Malachi Nichols, Angela Duckworth and Sidney D' Mello. "Further Validation of Survey Effort Measures of Relevant Character Skills: Results from a Sample of High School Students" PLOS ONE (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gema_zamarro/35/