Mini Project 3
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Jan 9, 2024
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Mini Project 3
1. What is a KIPP school? At KIPP, students are given "CPA"s- what does CPA stand for in this case,
and how is it measured?
A KIPP school is a network of innovative public charter schools that serve low-income city schools. CPA stands
for character point average; it is measured by how the students act towards people and how they treat people.
2. Using your own words as you'd explain it to a friend or colleague, how would you describe the
psychological concept of grit?
The concept of grit is the determination and dedication for long-term and meaningful goals. It involves working
hard for years towards challenges but continuing to give effort despite failure.
3. You saw in the Kipp school video that teaching grit within the curriculum is it an important element
of the school philosophy. Write about one technique in the video in which teachers used their
knowledge of grit to promote self-control in their students.
One technique in the video where a teacher uses their knowledge of grit to promote self-control in their
students by teaching them about the reproductive system to a room full of 13-year-olds. It turns into him
teaching them a lesson in self-control. He explains to the students that the topic might be funny to them but by
them being able to control their laughter is an especially important skill in their life.
4.
Using your own words as you'd explain it to a friend or colleague, how would you describe the
Marshmallow test?
The Marshmallow test is when a child is offered a marshmallow and promised a second one if they can
hold off on ringing a bell and eating the marshmallow before the instructor returns. The children who
could control themselves and wait for the instructor to return later scored 200 points higher on their SAT
than the children who gave in and ate the marshmallow before the instructor returned.
5. When researchers went back and studied the children who were able to wait for the second
marshmallow, what did they find about the personality traits in these individuals? What are some
of the things that these children are less likely to do as adults? What are some some of the things
they might be more likely to do as adults?
When researchers went back and studied the children who could wait for the second marshmallow found
that the personality traits in those children who could wait and control themselves were able to manage
frustration and distress better. The children who were able to wait for the instructor to return were less
likely to engage in drug use, had a higher educational level, they were less likely to have lower self-
esteem, and were less likely to bully others as they grew into adults. The children that were able to wait
are more likely to control themselves , and reach their goals as adults.
6. I'd like to know a little bit about your reaction to the marshmallow test. How do you think you
would have done on the test if it had been done to you when you were four? Do you think it would
have been an accurate indicator of your behaviors as an adult?
I think I would have waited for the instructor to come back to get two marshmallows and passed the
marshmallow test at age 4 because I have been able to have self-control since an early age. I think it
would have been an accurate indicator of my behavior as an adult because I do not bully people, I treat
them how I would want to be treated, I also have made it to a high educational level, and I also do not
engage in drug use as an adult.
7. Both the marshmallow test and the study of grit address the challenge of teaching self-
regulation. How might you teach self-regulation in your classroom? How might you work it into
the curriculum you are required to teach? What might the education system as a whole do to
make teaching self-regulation easier?
I might teach self-regulation in my preschool classroom by reading them books which can help them find
ways to manage their emotions by listening to the outcome in the book. I can work it into the curriculum i
am required to teach by making a set time to read a book to them a couple of times a week. The
education system can make teaching self-regulation easier by having goal sessions for the students
where they set goals for themselves which will help them achieve their goals academically.
8. Dr. Mischel admitted in the video that the marshmallow test is not always a perfect indicator of
a person's ability to self-regulate as an adult. What might be some weaknesses of the
experimental design in the mashmallow test?
Some weaknesses in the experimental design of the marshmallow test would be that it does not take into
consideration the socio-economic variables like if a child's mother graduated, it also does not measure
how good a child's memory, verbal communication, and problem-solving. So, if all those variables were
equal a child's ability to wait to eat a marshmallow could have no effect later in life or in school.
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