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[quote=Anonymous]Talking about "Growth Mindset" is a red flag that the school buys into dumb educational fads.

Unfortunately, it's not a particularly useful red flag, because nearly all schools wave the dumb educational fads banner proudly.

https://russellwarne.com/2020/01/03/the-one-variable-that-makes-growth-mindset-interventions-work/

"For a few months, I puzzled over the contradictory literature. The studies are almost evenly balanced in terms of quality and their results.

Then I discovered the one characteristic that the studies that support mindset theory share and that all the studies that contradict the theory lack: Carol Dweck. Dweck is a coauthor on all three studies that show that teaching a growth mindset can improve students’ school performance. She is also not a coauthor on all of the studies that cast serious doubt on mindset theory.

So, there you go! Growth mindsets can improve academic performance–if you have Carol Dweck in charge of your intervention. She’s the vital ingredient that makes a growth mindset effective."

https://russellwarne.com/2020/04/03/mindset-theory-in-jeopardy-after-2-new-studies/

"The Big Question
Given the disappointing results from every independent study on mindsets in the past few years, there is one question that looms large:

Is there any independent evidence showing an effect of mindsets?

The best available research shows that the answer is no. Mindset theory is clearly in jeopardy."[/quote]

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