APS

2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023

Can Self-Reported Implicit Theories of Intelligence Regulate Adolescent Females' Desire for Academic Rigor, Academic Achievement, and Motivation?

Washington, DC · May 2023

Poster · Social

  • Katherine Lynch
    Sacred Heart Academy
  • Stephen Sullivan
    Author

Abstract

Beliefs on intelligence malleability have been found to impact academic approaches and performance. 100 female students in a single-sex institution self-reported mindset type, cumulative GPA, and academic approaches. Girls with an incremental theory of intelligence reported higher GPAs, mastery-oriented motivation, and a strong desire for an honors curriculum

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