Aronson et al. (2002) pen-pal growth mindset intervention produced a statistically significant positive effect on quarter GPA (effect size 0.85)¶
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q4 i3 In an RCT with 51 students in the analytic sample, the intervention group outperformed the control pen-pal comparison group on quarter GPA, with effect size 0.85, improvement index +30, and p < .01. → Growth Mindset Interventions 2022
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Growth Mindset Interventions. (2022). What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report, NCEE 2022-006. https://whatworks.ed.gov
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Randomized controlled trial with low attrition at a private four-year university in California; WWC-calculated means were 3.46 (0.30) intervention versus 3.19 (0.33) comparison, with a printed effect size of 0.85, improvement index +30, and p < .01. The WWC calculated the effect size and p-value because the authors did not report them for this contrast.
"Quarter grade point average (GPA; Aronson et al. 2002)a Growth Mindset vs. control pen-pal 51 3.46 (0.30) 3.19 (0.33) 0.27 0.85 +30 <.01"
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Aronson et al. (2002) pen-pal growth mindset intervention produced a statistically significant positive effect on quarter GPA (effect size 0.85) |
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