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  1. A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement

    David S. Yeager, Paul Hanselman, Gregory M. Walton, et al. · 2019 · Nature · 1,510 citations

    A global priority for the behavioural sciences is to develop cost-effective, scalable interventions that could improve the academic outcomes of adolescents at a population level, but no such interventions have so far been evaluated in a population-generalizable sample. Here we show that a short (less than one hour), online growth mindset intervention—which teaches that intellectual abilities can be developed—improved grades among lower-achieving students and increased overall enrolment to advanced mathematics courses in a nationally representative sample of students in secondary education in the United States. Notably, the study identified school contexts that sustained the effects of the gr

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  2. Do growth mindset interventions impact students’ academic achievement? A systematic review and meta-analysis with recommendations for best practices.

    Brooke N. Macnamara, Alexander P. Burgoyne · 2022 · Psychological Bulletin · 284 citations

    ¯ = 0.02, 95% CI = [-0.06, 0.10]. We conclude that apparent effects of growth mindset interventions on academic achievement are likely attributable to inadequate study design, reporting flaws, and bias. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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  3. Growing a growth mindset: characterizing how and why undergraduate students’ mindsets change

    Lisa B. Limeri, Nathan T. Carter, Jun Choe, et al. · 2020 · International Journal of STEM Education · 244 citations

    Abstract Background The extent to which students view their intelligence as improvable (i.e., their “mindset”) influences students’ thoughts, behaviors, and ultimately their academic success. Thus, understanding the development of students’ mindsets is of great interest to education scholars working to understand and promote student success. Recent evidence suggests that students’ mindsets continue to develop and change during their first year of college. We built on this work by characterizing how mindsets change and identifying the factors that may be influencing this change among upper-level STEM students. We surveyed 875 students in an organic chemistry course at four points throughout t

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  4. Leveraging Mindsets to Promote Academic Achievement

    Aneeta Rattan, Krishna Savani, Dolly Chugh, et al. · 2015 · Perspectives on Psychological Science · 243 citations

    The United States must improve its students' educational achievement. Race, gender, and social class gaps persist, and, overall, U.S. students rank poorly among peers globally. Scientific research shows that students' psychology-their "academic mindsets"-have a critical role in educational achievement. Yet policymakers have not taken full advantage of cost-effective and well-validated mindset interventions. In this article, we present two key academic mindsets. The first, a growth mindset, refers to the belief that intelligence can be developed over time. The second, a belonging mindset, refers to the belief that people like you belong in your school or in a given academic field. Extensive r

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  6. Growing Growth Mindset with a Social Robot Peer

    Hae Won Park, Rinat B. Rosenberg‐Kima, Maor Rosenberg, et al. · 2017 · 138 citations

    Mindset has been shown to have a large impact on people's academic, social, and work achievements. A growth mindset, i.e., the belief that success comes from effort and perseverance, is a better indicator of higher achievements as compared to a fixed mindset, i.e., the belief that things are set and cannot be changed. Interventions aimed at promoting a growth mindset in children range from teaching about the brain's ability to learn and change, to playing computer games that grant brain points for effort rather than success. This work explores a novel paradigm to foster a growth mindset in young children where they play a puzzle solving game with a peer-like social robot. The social robot is

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  7. Improving general chemistry performance through a growth mindset intervention: selective effects on underrepresented minorities

    Angela Fink, Michael J. Cahill, Mark A. McDaniel, et al. · 2018 · Chemistry Education Research and Practice · 129 citations

    Women and minorities remain underrepresented in chemistry bachelor's degree attainment in the United States, despite efforts to improve their early chemistry achievement through supplemental academic programs and active-learning approaches. We propose an additional strategy for addressing these disparities: course-based, social-psychological interventions. For example, growth-mindset interventions are designed to support students during challenging academic transitions by encouraging them to view intelligence as a flexible characteristic that can be developed through practice, rather than a fixed ability. Previous research has shown that such interventions can improve the overall performance

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  8. An online growth mindset intervention in a sample of rural adolescent girls

    Jeni L. Burnette, V. Michelle Russell, Crystal L. Hoyt, et al. · 2017 · British Journal of Educational Psychology · 119 citations

    BACKGROUND: Students living in rural areas of the United States exhibit lower levels of educational attainment than their suburban counterparts. Innovative interventions are needed to close this educational achievement gap. AIMS: We investigated whether an online growth mindset intervention could be leveraged to promote academic outcomes. SAMPLE: We tested the mindset intervention in a sample of 222 10th-grade adolescent girls (M age = 15.2; 38% White, 25% Black, 29% Hispanic) from four rural, low-income high schools in the Southeastern United States. METHODS: We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of the growth mindset intervention, relative to a sexual health progr

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  10. The Power of Believing You can Get Smarter: The Impact of a Growth-Mindset Intervention on Academic Achievement in Peru

    Ingo Outes-León, Alan Sánchez, Renos Vakis · 2020 · World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks · 34 citations

    This paper evaluates the academic impact of a growth-mindset intervention on students starting the secondary level in public schools in urban Peru. ¡Expande tu Mente! is a 90-minute school session aimed at instilling the notion that a person's own intelligence is malleable. Students in schools randomly assigned to treatment showed a small improvement in math test scores and educational expectations, with a large and sustained impact in test scores among students outside the capital city. At a cost of $0.20 per pupil, ¡Expande tu Mente! was highly cost-effective. The results show the potential that brief growth-mindset interventions have for developing countries.

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  11. Teachers’ Growth Mindset, Perceived School Climate, and Perceived Parental Autonomy Support Moderate the Relationship Between Students’ Growth Mindset and Academic Achievement

    Kai Zhang, Wu-Jing He · 2025 · Journal of Intelligence · 17 citations

    This study investigates the moderating effects of several contextual factors (i.e., teachers’ growth mindset, perceived school climate, and perceived parental autonomy support) on the relationship between students’ growth mindset and academic achievement. Drawing on Dweck’s growth mindset theory and recent research findings that highlight the context sensitivity of the growth mindset, we hypothesize that supportive environments strengthen the positive impact of students’ growth mindset on academic outcomes. A sample of 358 middle school students (53.8% female; Mage = 13.38 years, SD = 2.20) from public schools in Shanghai City, mainland China, was assessed via three validated instruments: (1

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  12. The Impact of Growth Mindset Interventions on Students’ Motivation, Resilience, and Academic Achievement

    Ahmed Madey Mohamoud · 2024 · Multidisciplinary Journal of Horseed International University (MJHIU) · 11 citations

    This study focuses on the impact of growth mindset interventions on students’ motivation, resilience and academic achievement. The specific objectives of the study entail: to assess the impacts of growth mindset interventions on student motivation, resilience, and academic performance in educational settings, to examine the practical strategies employed by educators to implement growth mindset interventions effectively and to identify potential challenges and limitations of growth mindset interventions in fostering a growth mindset culture in schools. The study employed qualitative research approach and used documentary review to collect data of the study. The findings of the study on the im

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  13. Can growth mindset interventions improve academic achievement? A structured review of the existing evidence

    Carolina Gazmuri · 2025 · Review of Education · 4 citations

    Abstract Encouraging the idea of a growth mindset in which students believe that they can improve their ability, as opposed to a fixed mindset, has been suggested as an effective and relatively cheap approach to improving student attainment at school. This paper offers a comprehensive review of the evidence from growth mindset interventions. After a rigorous search, screening and evaluation, the inclusion criteria led to 24 studies. All were randomised control trials (RCTs) focused on growth mindset of intelligence interventions for school‐age children and included output measures for academic performance assessment. Their findings reveal that the stron

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  14. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROWTH MINDSET, GRIT, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: DOES GOAL COMMITMENT MATTER?

    Ebenezer Nrumah, Prosper Nkrumah, Yaw Frimpong · 2021 · EPRA International Journal of Research & Development (IJRD) · 1 citations

    This present study’s consisted of Ghanaian junior high school adolescents, precisely JHS1 and JHS 2. The study duration spanned from January 2019 to October 2020. During the study period, two assessments were done. In the first assessment, primary six students consisting of 425 adolescents, were assessed from 35 schools. During the year 2019, students in primary six who partook in the first assessment were engaged when they had been promoted to Junior high school. They included students who had become part of the classroom experiment. Eventually, this approach resulted in a sample size of 632 students for both JHS 1 and JHS 2. The data collection used structured questionnaires, and the snowb

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  17. Growth Mindset and Academic Resilience as Predictors of Mathematics Achievement Among Middle School Students: A Quantitative Analysis

    Revathy K · 2026 · International Journal of Education Insights (IJEI)

    This study examined the predictive roles of growth mindset and academic resilience on mathematics achievement among middle school students. Employing a quantitative, correlational-predictive research design with mediation analysis, data were collected from 486 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 across 28 middle schools in Rajasthan, India. Three instruments were used: the Implicit Theories of Intelligence Scale (ITIS, α = .89), the Academic Resilience Scale-30 (ARS-30, α = .91), and institutional mathematics achievement scores (standardized term examination marks converted to z-scores). Hierarchical multiple regression revealed that growth mindset significantly predicted mathematics ach

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  18. Exploring the Impact of Growth Mindset Theory on Student Motivation and Academic Achievement: A Review of Recent Literature

    Jiayi Shi · 2025 · Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies

    The notion of the growth mindset (GM), which can be defined as the notion that mental capacity and individual traits can be changed, has become an institution of contemporary educational psychology. The paper is a formal review of the recent information available on the topic, investigating the effect of GM on the key outcomes of students: academic performance and motivation to learn. The literature review establishes a positive correlation that exists between GM and increased resilience, persistence, and general academic achievement. Moreover, studies are starting to find out more about the underlying cognitive (e.g., working memory acceleration, increased executive control) and pedagogical

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  19. The Relationship Between Growth Mindset and Academic Achievement Among Secondary School Students: The Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy

    Miaomiao Tang, Jingxian Wang, Zhen Zeng · 2025 · Journal of Research in Vocational Education

    Research on the relationship between middle school students’ growth mindset and academic self-efficacy was carried out by using the Academic Procrastination Questionnaire and the Academic self-efficacy Scale as research tools, and a survey was conducted among 634 junior high school students who were randomly selected in clusters. The results showed that: (1) Middle school students’ growth mindset and academic self-efficacy were above the medium level; (2) The score of academic self-efficacy was higher than that of academic ability self-efficacy; (3) There was a significant positive correlation between middle school students’ growth mindset and academic self-efficacy; (4) Academic self-effica

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