In a series of experiments, Cohen, Walton, and Yeager have shown the power of what seem to be small - scale
mindset interventions — watching a brief video of an older student talking about his struggles with belonging, or reading a magazine
article that presents a
growth -
mindset perspective
on brain development — to significantly improve the academic performance of students who are vulnerable to stereotype threat, including low - income students and African - American students.
Summary: This
article, by John Hattie, looks at Carol Dweck's work
on the
Growth Mindset and comments
on how many have misinterpreted what she has had to day about this mental attitude.
Summary: This
article, by John Hattie, looks at Carol Dweck's work
on the
Growth Mindset and comments
on how many have misinterpreted what she has had to day about this mental attitude.