According to DiNapoli (2023), refers to three dispositional factors, often used interchangeably, that embody the principle of learners’ continuing efforts in the face of challenges. The terms are used in learning science, for example, to determine how students learn mathematics with understanding. Though each term refers generally to not giving up in the face of challenges, perseverance goes more deeply into how students spend their time navigating obstacles than grit or persistence; grit research establishes associations between accomplishments and consistency of interest and effort; and research incorporating persistence describes the time a student spent engaging with a challenge and the opportunity they had to learn from that challenge.