Academic grit mediates a positive indirect effect of growth math mindset on math achievement¶

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Currency · newest study 2022 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i3 Growth math mindset has a significant positive indirect effect on math achievement mediated by academic grit (β=0.393); the fixed mindset indirect effect is non-significant. → Kaya 2022

Evidence¶

Kaya 2022¶

Kaya, S., & Karakoc, D. (2022). Math Mindsets and Academic Grit: How Are They Related to Primary Math Achievement?. European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 10(3), 298-309. https://doi.org/10.30935/scimath/11881

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SEM mediation analysis with 225 4th graders; the indirect growth-mindset path via academic grit was β=0.393 (p<0.01), described as moderate in size; the fixed-mindset indirect path was β=-0.005, non-significant.

"The indirect effect of growth math mindset on math achievement mediated by academic grit was positive and significant; the indirect effect of fixed math mindset was non-significant."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

Related Claims¶

• Academic grit has a significant positive effect on primary students' math achievement — related
• Fixed math mindset negatively predicts primary math achievement while growth math mindset shows no direct effect — related
• Growth math mindset positively predicts academic grit in primary students — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Math mindsets and academic grit correlate substantially with primary math achievement — related