APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Nudging Students Toward Success: Mobile Delivery of Social Belonging and Growth Mindsets

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Social

  • Timothy Steenbergh
    Indiana Wesleyan University
  • Douglas Daugherty
    Indiana Wesleyan University
  • Christopher Devers
    Indiana Wesleyan University
  • Lorne Oke
    Indiana Wesleyan University
  • Kelsey Evey
    Indiana Wesleyan University

Abstract

This project explored the impact of a social belonging and growth mindset intervention on first-year university students. Participants were randomly assigned and received the intervention or a control experience on their smartphones during the first two weeks of the semester. Mobile engagement and impact on academic performance were examined.

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