Short online growth mindset intervention module (two self-administered sessions)

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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q4 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description

A scalable, low-cost online module of two self-administered sessions of roughly 25 minutes each, delivered about 20 days apart during school hours, that teaches that intellectual abilities can be developed. It uses the metaphor that the brain is like a muscle, stories from older students and admired adults, and a self-persuasion exercise teaching the idea to a struggling future ninth-grader. The article states "The intervention consisted of two self-administered online sessions that lasted approximately 25 min each and occurred roughly 20 days apart during regular school hours". The module will be available at no cost to secondary schools in the United States or Canada via PERTS.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Delivery early in the school year to set in motion a positive self-reinforcing cycle
• High implementation fidelity, achieved in the median school with 97% of screens viewed

Constraints

• The article emphasizes that not all forms of growth mindset interventions can be expected to increase grades or advanced course-taking, even in targeted subgroups

Target Learners

• Ninth-grade students in regular US public high schools

Learning Goals

• Growth mindset beliefs about the malleability of intelligence; improved grades and challenge-seeking

Claims

• Growth Mindset Raises Lower Achiever Gpas National Experiment [+M]
• Growth Mindset Reduces Fixed Mindset Beliefs [+M]
• Growth Mindset Increases Advanced Math Enrolment [+M]

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Key Sources

• Yeager, D. S., Hanselman, P., Walton, G. M., Murray, J. S., Crosnoe, R., Muller, C., Tipton, E., Schneider, B., Hulleman, C. S., Hinojosa, C. P., Paunesku, D., Romero, C., Flint, K., Roberts, A., Trott, J., Iachan, R., Buontempo, J., Yang, S. M., Carvalho, C. M., Hahn, P. R., Gopalan, M., Mhatre, P., Ferguson, R., Duckworth, A. L. & Dweck, C. S. (2019). A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement. Nature 573. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1466-y

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id	online-growth-mindset-intervention-module-nslm
title	Short online growth mindset intervention module (two self-administered sessions)
description	A scalable, low-cost online module of two self-administered sessions of roughly 25 minutes each, delivered about 20 days apart during school hours, that teaches that intellectual abilities can be developed.
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-13
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