Students' effort and achievement are related; reinforcing this relationship enhances understanding. Teachers should explicitly teach students about the importance of effort, have them track their own effort and achievement, and include effort on rubrics to self-assess progress.

1. Reinforcing Effort
• Enhance students’
understanding of the
relationship between effort
and achievement by
addressing students’
attitudes and beliefs about
learning.
• Explicitly teach students
about the importance of
effort.
• Have students keep track of
their effort and
achievement.

2. Reinforcing Effort: Self-Assessment
• Include effort and achievement on rubrics

3. Reinforcing Effort: Excel