APS

30th APS Annual Convention

How Important Are Growth Mind-Sets for Learning and Achievement?

Friday, May 25, 2018 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · Cognitive

Mindsets are beliefs about whether human attributes (e.g., intelligence) can grow or are fixed. In this symposium we present new research on mindsets and learning; replications of previous studies; and meta-analyses examining the strength of the relationship between mindset and achievement, and the effectiveness of growth mindset interventions on learning.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Brooke MacnamaraChair
    Case Western Reserve University
  • Alexander BurgoyneCoChair
    Michigan State University

Presentations

  1. The Role of Cognitive Ability, Music Aptitude, and Mindset in Acquiring Musical SkillAlexander Burgoyne
  2. Mindset Theory: Is Growth Mindset Related to IQ, Educational Attainment or Response to Setbacks?Timothy Bates
  3. Understanding Heterogeneity in Growth Mindset Intervention Effects on Achievement: Evidence from the National Study of Learning MindsetsDavid Yeager
  4. To What Extent and Under Which Circumstances Are Growth Mindsets Important to Academic Achievement? Two Meta-AnalysesBrooke Macnamara