Learner autonomy is the trait of an adult who displays agency concerning learning activities, whereas academic motivation is the primary driving force for students to learn, which is the drive and urge to achieve academically, while grit is an important personality trait for academic achievement. People with the motivation and persistence to work…

Over the past several decades, the psychological concepts of self-control and grit have gained prominence in the research literature. While these constructs have been studied extensively in isolation, there has been growing interest in understanding the relationship between the two constructs and the factors that mediate this relationship. The…

The relationship between domain-specific nonintellective variables and academic achievement among nontraditional students was explored to address uninvestigated factors and clarify distinctions between nontraditional and traditional student achievement. College students (nontraditional n = 72, traditional n = 67) completed an online survey…