Fixed mindset correlates negatively with GPA among U.S. 9th-grade students (average r = −.22) in a nationally representative sample¶
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q3 i2 In a nationally representative sample of more than 14,000 9th-grade students, the average correlation between fixed mindset and GPA was −.22. → Dweck 2019
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Dweck 2019¶
Dweck, C. S., & Yeager, D. S. (2019). Mindsets: A View From Two Eras. Perspectives on Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691618804166
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Correlational analysis of a nationally representative sample of more than 14,000 9th-grade students (Yeager et al., 2018), replicating meaning-system predictions; the printed effect size is the correlation r = −.22, as the article reports "the average correlation between fixed mindset and GPA for 9th-grade students in the United States is −.22".
"Using data from the nationally representative sample, we replicated the meaning-system predictions and found that the average correlation between fixed mindset and GPA for 9th-grade students in the United States is −.22 (see Figure 1)."
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Fixed mindset correlates negatively with GPA among U.S. 9th-grade students (average r = −.22) in a nationally representative sample |
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Fixed mindset correlates negatively with GPA among U.S. |
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