FSM-eligible pupils whose teachers received the professional development intervention gained a better understanding of the malleability of intelligence¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Among pupils eligible for free school meals, the professional development intervention led to higher scores on growth mindset measures, and the report judges this finding secure. → Rienzo et al. 2015

Evidence¶

Rienzo et al. 2015¶

Cinzia Rienzo, Heather Rolfe and David Wilkinson (NIESR). (2015). Changing Mindsets: Evaluation report and Executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581132

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Subgroup analysis within the INSET randomised controlled trial measured pupils' theories of intelligence using Dweck's (1999) entity theory statements. The report states the intervention "led to higher scores on the growth mindset measurements for pupils eligible for FSM" and that this finding is secure.

"The professional development intervention led to higher scores on the growth mindset measurements for pupils eligible for FSM and this finding is secure."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Mindset — outcome: instruction changes it

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