What do you think is the major determinant of whether our children excel in school? IQ? Good teachers? Good schools? Good standards and curricula? No, I say it is the students' motivation or just ...

Corrected: In an earlier version of this story, a quote from ETS researcher Jan M. Alegre was incorrectly attributed. Chris Gabrieli’s work on developing new measures of noncognitive skills was ...

What is grit? How does it help people? And why is it an intergenerational flashpoint? A recent event at the University of St. Thomas gathered Minnesota Vikings defensive player Josh Metellus; Tommie ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this letter to the editor gave an incorrect statistic. It should say one in four students fail to graduate with their peers. Though the terms can vary (“efficacy,” ...

Sheer intelligence isn't the key to excellent grades: Perseverance and genuinely loving learning may also be critical The genetics of certain personality traits appear to play a role in academic ...