School-based interventions promoting growth math mindset and academic grit¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The authors recommend school-based interventions from primary level that teach that the brain "grows stronger with use", reframe mistakes as brain-building, discourage fixed-math messages like "not everybody can be good at math", and present successful mathematicians as those who loved and devoted themselves to math. Classroom practices include collaborative communities, individual growth-oriented feedback, multiple assessments allowing revision, valuing effort in grading, and questioning students' effort and strategies.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Teachers informed about self-theories; effective strategies beyond simply telling students to keep trying

Constraints¶

• Intervention evidence cited is for general growth mindset; culture may moderate grit effects

Target Learners¶

• primary school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• growth math mindset
• academic grit
• math achievement

Related Strategies¶

• Promote a Growth Mindset
• Promote a Growth Mindset in Math
• Growth Mindset Framing
• Growth Mindset Development

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• 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