ReviewNPJ science of learning2023
Shifting the mindset culture to address global educational disparities.
Review in NPJ science of learning, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Characterizing the Content and Mechanisms of Instructor Messages that Communicate Instructor Beliefs About Ability to Undergraduates.CBE life sciences education · 2026Article
- Mindsets impact training adaptation and high-pressure performance: beliefs and perceptions of professionals working in elite sport and mission critical teams.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- The secret language of peers: How peer behaviours signal mindset and influence classroom experiences.The British journal of educational psychology · 2025Article
- The Brilliance-Belonging Model: How Cultural Beliefs About Intellectual Ability Undermine Educational Equity.Educational psychology review · 2025Review
- Rethinking stress in education: cortisol and DHEA-S biomarker outcomes of a mindset intervention.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2025Article
- Mindsets, contexts, and college enrollment: Taking the long view on growth mindset beliefs at the transition to high school.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2024Article
- Using social and behavioral science to address achievement inequality.NPJ science of learning · 2024Article
- Helping mentors address scientific communication in STEM research training helps their mentees stay the course.International journal of STEM education · 2024Article
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Abstract
Educational outcomes remain highly unequal within and across nations. Students' mindsets-their beliefs about whether intellectual abilities can be developed-have been identified as a potential lever for making adolescents' academic outcomes more equitable. Recent research, however, suggests that intervention programs aimed at changing students' mindsets should be supplemented by programs aimed at the changing the mindset culture, which is defined as the shared set of beliefs about learning in a school or classroom. This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical origin of the mindset culture and examines its potential to reduce group-based inequalities in education. In particular, experiments have identified two broad ways the mindset culture is communicated by teachers: via informal messages about growth (e.g., that all students will be helped to learn and succeed), and formal opportunities to improve (e.g., learning-focused grading policies and opportunities to revise and earn credit). New field experiments, applying techniques from behavioral science, have also revealed effective ways to influence teachers' culture-creating behaviors. This paper describes recent breakthroughs in the U.S. educational context and discusses how lessons from these studies might be applied in future, global collaborations with researchers and practitioners.
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