Growth math mindset positively predicts academic grit in primary students¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i3 Growth math mindset has a significant positive effect on academic grit (β=0.593), while fixed math mindset does not. → 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

q2 · i3 · associational · r1

SEM path from Table 3: growth math mindset to academic grit β=0.593, p<0.01; the fixed-mindset-to-grit path was β=-0.008, non-significant. The model explained 64% of academic grit variance.

"Growth math mindset→Academic grit 0.593** 0.115"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

Related Claims¶

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