In Study 1, measured fixed mindset correlated with fixed-trait attributions (r=.28), performance avoidance goals (r=.23), and hypothetical easy-problem choice (r=.12)¶

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q3 i2 Fixed mindset significantly predicted person-focused attributions (r=.28), performance avoidance goals (r=.23), and choosing easy over hard problems (r=.12), all ps<.001. → Yeager 2016

Evidence¶

Yeager 2016¶

Yeager, D. S., Romero, C., Paunesku, D., Hulleman, C. S., Schneider, B., Hinojosa, C., Lee, H. Y., O'Brien, J., Flint, K., Roberts, A., Trott, J., Greene, D., Walton, G. M., & Dweck, C. S. (2016). Using Design Thinking to Improve Psychological Interventions: The Case of the Growth Mindset During the Transition to High School. Journal of Educational Psychology, 108(3), 374–391. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000098

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Correlational analyses in Study 1 replicated prior mindset findings before the intervention contrast. The largest printed correlation was r = .28 (printed as "r(6636)=.28") for fixed-trait attributions, with r = .23 for goals and r = .12 for easy-problem choice. The authors note the sizes "correspond to the sizes in a meta-analysis of many past studies (Burnette et al., 2013)".

"Table 2 shows that measured fixed mindset significantly predicted fixed-trait, person-focused attributions, r(6636)=.28, performance avoidance goals, r(6636)=.23, and hypothetically choosing easy problems over hard problems, r(6636)=.12 (all ps < .001)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Mindset — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

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