Leveraging Mindsets to Promote Academic Achievement

• Main Authors: Rattan, Aneeta, Savani, Krishna, Chugh, Dolly, Dweck, Carol S.
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Mindsets
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84681; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43597
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The United States must improve its students’ educational achievement. Race, gender, and social class gaps persist, and, overall, U.S. students rank poorly among peers globally. Scientific research shows that students’ psychology—their “academic mindsets”—have a critical role in educational achieveme...