What effective habits do students need to have to succeed at the college level?

Dweck, Carol S. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Random House, 2006. Print.

Carol S. Dweck is an American psychologist and Lewis and Virginia Eaton professor and professor, by courtesy, of education. Who has conducted lots of research and shared lots of successful stories and states what are the possible ways to inhibit in order to be successful. For students to have success in their college-level academic career, they need to have a growth mindset and have Passion and perseverance. Because with a growth mindset students can focus more on the results than the process. If one has a growth mindset will be able to achieve their goals since they are aware of the obstacles they face in college. As Dweck states in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, that people with a growth mindset always compare success with learning and growing more they embrace challenges. Consequently, to have success in college one must be ready for all the setbacks and challenges then they will be able to be successful. Because my research will be about what habits a student can develop to have success at college level. so I believe that Dweck Mindset will help me to prove my point of view.

Duckworth, Angela. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner, 2016.

              Angela Duckworth, the author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Is an American psychologist, states that Grit leads to more success and Gritty people will have more success in the long term. The author shares stories of people who had Grit in them and she also explains that people who have Grit will achieve more in their lives. Therefore, it is necessary to understand if a student wants to be successful in college must have grit in them. because the term Grit means passion and perseverance which both are helping students to achieve their degrees and be successful. Grit is very important for students therefore, I choose this to back up my point on how students can be successful in college.

              Dembo, Myron H., and Helena. Seli. Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success : a Focus on Self-Regulated Learning

            Dembo et al: explains that to be successful in college one should develop some strategies to manage their behavior, motivation, and learning process. To be able to succeed in college one should be able to change their learning behaviors because college is different from high school. The authors also explain in detail what are the learning behaviors and why they are important for one’s success in college. This source is important for my research because the article is being peer reviewed, and it is a good example to prove  my point of how to be successful in college.

Yazedjian, Ani, et al. ““It’s a Whole New World”: A Qualitative Exploration of College Students’ Definitions of and Strategies for College Success.” Journal of College Student Development, vol. 49 no. 2, 2008, p. 141-154. Project MUSE,

            Yazedjian, Ani, et al are of various backgrounds who have written the article about some strategies on how students can be successful in the college  as the authors states “suggested that persistence in college is related not only to students’ initial integration, but also to their ongoing academic and social integration. Therefore, it is important to consider not only academic integration, but also social integration”(Yazedjian 1). So, for one to be successful they have to make allies in the college where they can share their ideas and can help each other to be successful. This will support my research because the article has used some good strategies for students’ success.

Hazard, Laurie. “Cultivating the Habits of Mind for Student Success and Achievement.” Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, vol. 29, no. 2, New York College Learning Skills Association, 2013, pp. 45–48.

The author explains what are the most important steps for students to achieve their educational goal. The reason i am using this article becuase this has been peer reviewed and it is from an academic journal. It will help me support my claim of the keys to success for students is to have a right mindset to face any obstecle in order to be acheive their goals.