In the words of Carol Dweck, “Becoming is better than being.” As novice sixth grade math and English teachers, we’ve learned to approach our mid-year benchmark assessments not as final judgments but ...

If you want to learn to paint, you might take a class and spend time practicing and honing your skills. Even though your first painting might not be all you hoped for, you feel that if you keep ...

Teachers can provide learning experiences that guide high school students to become comfortable with uncertainty and risk-taking.

Students across diverse academic backgrounds often struggle to maintain consistent performance. However, researchers and educators have identified key mindset shifts that can significantly influence ...

Can a growth mindset help improve academic performance? There are many ideas about how students’ academic performance can be improved. A widely popular group of measures is growth mindset ...

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Hamzat, has charged secondary school students to adopt a growth mindset and believe they can develop their intelligence through effort, learning, and persistence ...

Vidya Sagar Athota argues that in the AI era, a true "growth mindset" is a systemic condition, not just an individual trait. Organizations must build psychological infrastructure, foster mental ...

In a résumé workshop with a group of Ph.D. students, I shared a job description for a position for which they were qualified. The students had participated in an advanced pedagogy program at my ...

People often succeed at a level far below their abilities. For example, even if we look at highly intelligent individuals, only 2.86% of the 210 highly gifted children in a 35-year study grew up to be ...