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Academic Resilience
S. Mitchell Colp, MSc
David W. Nordstokke, PhD
RESILIENCE
Throughout the majority of this symposium, resilience has
been described as a construct that is composed of numerous
traits which help individuals manage adversity.
As visual example, resilience could be depicted as a shield
which helps cushion the impact of negative life events.
SHIELD ANALOGY
If we continue with the resilience shield analogy, there are
many materials or factors that have been empirically
demonstrated to compose it.
External Factors
Interactions
Internal Factors
SHIELD ANALOGY
The funny thing about shields is that there are many dif ferent
styles to suit a variety of needs.
Kite
Heater
Buckler
Pavise
SHIELD ANALOGY
Common Themes
SHIELD ANALOGY
Protection
RESILIENCE
Could resilience be similar in this fashion?
Resilience
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Resilience
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Emotional Resilience
Behavioral
Resilience
RESILIENCE
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ACADEMIC RESILIENCE
The ability to overcome situational adversity and achieve
academically (Wang, Haertel & Walberg, 1994).
PRESENT STUDY
Can the ARS maintain its psychometric integrity within a
sample of first-year undergraduate students from a Canadian
institution?
ARS RESULTS
Administered to 163 first-year undergraduate students from a
Canadian institution.
Instrument was found to be generally reliable ( = .90).
Confirmatory Factor Analysis demonstrated poor model fit.
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.65
Item 1
.70
Item 2
.82
Item 3
.80
Item 4
.84
Item 5
Fit Indices
CFI = .91; NNFI = .85; SRMR = .07; RMSEA = .26
(Browne & Cudeck, 1993; Hu & Bentler, 1999)
.88
Item 6
DISCUSSION
New measurement models.
Exploration of additional factors.
Recognition of diversity within dif fering populations.
Academic
Resilience
Academic
Self-Efficacy
Locus of
Control
Optimism
Self-Regulation
Emotional
Regulation
REFERENCE
Hu, L. T., & Bentler, P. M. (1999). Cutof f criteria for fit indexes
in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus
new alternatives. Structural Equation Modeling: A
Multidisciplinar y Journal, 6, 1-55.
Martin, A . J (2006). Academic resilience and its psychological
and educational correlates: A construct validity approach.
Psychology in the Schools, 43(3), 267-281.
Wang, M. C., Haertel, G. D., & Walberg, H. J. (1994).
Educational resilience in inner cities. In M. C. Wang & E. W.
Gordon (Eds.), Educational resilience in inner-city America:
Challenges and prospects (pp. 45-72). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum.