APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Scalable Growth Mindset Interventions at the College Level: A Longitudinal Study

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session

  • Brian Bergstrom
    Maryville University, St. Louis
  • Shirley Ashauer
    Maryville University, St. Louis
  • Tammy Gocial
    Maryville University, St. Louis
  • Dustin Nadler
    Maryville University

Abstract

An online workshop to foster academic success compared a growth mindset intervention against a rigorous study skills control intervention. Both conditions emphasized prospects for change (academic improvement), but only the mindset intervention targeted implicit theories of intelligence. Tested with college sophomores, results reveal the benefits of fostering growth mindset.

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