according to skinner and Greene (2008), the perception of control over outcomes of one’s actions
is one of the most robust predictors of student resilience and academic success all
across the elementary, middle, and high school years. Children and adolescents who
are confident and optimistic are more likely to select challenging tasks, set high and
concrete goals, initiate and maintain constructive engagement, deal productively with
obstacles and setbacks, maintain access to their highest quality problem solving, concentration, and focus even under stress, seek help as needed, rebound from failure,
and eventually to develop more adaptive strategies of self-regulated learning. (p. 122)
