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Mindsets and Math/Science Achievement Carol S. Dweck Stanford University 2008. Prepared for the Carnegie Corporation of New York-Institute for Advanced Study Commission on Mathematics and Science Education The Opportunity Equation Carnegie Corporation of New York Institute for Advanced Study 437 Madison Avenue Einstein Drive New York, NY 10022 Princeton, NJ 05840. There is a growing body of evidence that students' Mindsets play a key role in their math and science Achievement . Students who believe that intelligence or math and sci- ence ability is simply a fixed trait (a fixed mindset) are at a significant disadvantage com- pared to students who believe that their abilities can be developed (a growth mindset).
grade with equal prior math achievement, for the impact of mindsets does not typi-cally emerge until students face challenges or setbacks. By the end of the Fall term, the math grades of the two groups had jumped apart and they continued to diverge over the next two years. Mindsets and Math/Science Achievement. Carol Dweck.
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