When Do Growth Mindset Interventions Work?

Publication date: Available online 4 September 2019Source: Trends in Cognitive SciencesAuthor(s): David I. MillerCan teaching students about brain plasticity improve their grades? A recent large, national experiment (Yeager et al.) found that a brief growth mindset intervention improved lower-achieving adolescents’ grades by 0.10 points. Debate about interpreting the study’s findings illustrates the need to consider effect heterogeneity and contextual factors when evaluating effect sizes.
Source: Trends in Cognitive Sciences - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research