Learning is a process to acquire
new information or to modify the knowledge present. Human learning begins
before birth and continues until death. There are many factors that influence
learning including environment, motivation, intellectual ability, and age. As
one gets older, the process of learning also changes. But the most critical
factors that influence learning in all aspects of life are grit, self-control
and self-reflective learning.

One of the most
vital factor that influences success in one’s life is grit. According to
Duckworth 2007, Grit is defined as a person continuing passion for long-term
goals and trait-level perseverance. As Compared to individuals with less grit,
the individuals with higher level of grit are expected to display extraordinary
endurance to chase of their goals despite setbacks, diversions and other forms
of obstacles. Within educational context, potentially grit is described as an important
influence on outcomes such as students commitment, performance level, maintenance
and probability of graduation (Duckworth and Quinn 2009; Maddi et al. 2012;
Strayhorn 2013). Forthcoming longitudinal research have shown that grit prognosticate
the completion of demanding objectives despite interruptions, obstacles and
setbacks. Anyone who has a goal set in his mind and is determined enough will
eventually achieve it even if he has setbacks or he does not have any positive
feedback on his progress. According to (Duckworth, Gross pg320, 2007) high
achievement level is predicted by inclining individuals to work very vigorously,
continuously towards a highly valued objective for years and even decades. Grit
helps students to achieve success academically. For particular students with
high level of grit in high school juniors in Chicago, public school have a
higher chance to graduate on time that is 1 year later (Eskreis-Winkler,
Duckworth, Shulman and Beale, 2014). Grittier individuals are more highly
focused on their goals hence they are able to stay determined towards their
goals and professional careers and eventually achieve success. In west point,
individuals with high level of grit are more likely to make it through the
first severe summer in comparison with individuals with low level of grit. (Duckworth
et al., 20017; Duckworth and Quinn, 2009). Grittier amateur teachers have a
higher chance to stay in the profession of teaching, and amongst the teachers
who do intend to stay, those who are grittier are more effective (Duckworth and
Quinn, 2009; Robertson-Kraft and Duckworth, 2014). According to one study,
grittier competitors in the National Spelling Bee, over the course of years
acquired more hours of deliberate practice which in turn adequately reconciled
the effect of grit in final ranking (Duckworth, Kirby, tsukayama, Berstein, and
Ericsson, 2011). Studies of specialist performances in distinct fields have
found that to attain a world-class level of skill thousands of hours of
extremely effortful deliberate practice is a necessity. In general, the
capacity to develop grit appears to be awarding for individuals, and it
influences learning.

Another important factor that
influences success in life is self-control. Self-control is defined as one’s
ability to control actions, feelings and emotions. Like Galton, both Frued
(1920) and James (1890) Like Galton, both Frued (1920) and James (1890)
hypothesized that for everyday success, the capacity to regulate concentration,
emotion, and behavior was necessary. According to (Duckworth and Carlson, 2013)
Prospective longitudinal studies have verified that higher level of
self-control earlier in life foretells future educational accomplishment and
achievement. Self-control is required when there is a dispute between two
possible action tendencies one corresponding to immediate but briefly alluring
and tempting goal and the other corresponding to a more cherished objective
whose objectives are delayed in time, more complex or otherwise more
psychologically distant (Maglio, Trope, and Liberman, 2013). In general, much
of human behavior is goal oriented, if one learns to master the art of
self-control, he can be successful in life.

Self-regulated learning (SRL) is
another vital factor that plays a significant role in everyday success. According
to (Pintrich 2004; Zimmerman 2000), the process through students takes an
active, purposeful role in conducting, motivational, intellectual and
behavioral aspects of their own learning, is commonly perceived as self-regulated
learning. Zimmerman definition of SRL is as one’s ability to control ideas,
opinions, and actions for accomplishing academic goals and is one of the
initial and most generally accepted definition.