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Growth mindset

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Growth mindset interventions at scale: Experimental evidence from Argentina

Alejandro J. Ganimian

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2020

Social-emotional skills Impact evaluation Argentina
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Overview

A scaled growth-mindset intervention produced no detectable effects on students' task approach, school climate, achievement, or future plans.

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Media coverage

Debate arises over teaching 'growth mindsets' to motivate students

Scientific American, August 12, 2019

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