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Drive and Mindset
The Academic Resilience Scale
Measures how the student deals with the ordinary setbacks of school: a low grade, a hard task, a pile-up of assignments.
24 items
7 minutes
4 dimensions
Intermediate and above
What it measures
Explains why one student collapses in front of a single grade while another gets past it in a day. Resilience is a skill that is learned — and it is the strongest thing protecting the average student from dropping out.
How to read the result
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Before administering
Say: "These are questions about your way of dealing with school difficulties — not about your intelligence and not about your life outside school."
Its limits
It measures dealing with the difficulties of school only. It does not measure mental health and it does not measure pressures outside school, and it is not used as an indicator of them.
Its dimensions
- Recovery After SetbackWhen high: They get back on their feet quickly after a low mark.
- PersistenceWhen high: They persevere and try alternative approaches.
- Managing PressureWhen high: They organise their time and manage pressure.
- Seeking SupportWhen high: They ask for help early and make good use of it.
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