As enthusiasm about “growth mindset” spreads across schools, researchers who popularized the idea are concerned that teachers might not have the resources or understanding to use it effectively in ...

The idea that math is a natural-born talent—that some people just “get it,” and others won’t no matter the time and effort put in—is a mentality that researchers and schools have been challenging for ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Students tend to like friendly teachers, but they like those who believe they can improve even more, new research indicates. Students in a study still responded positively to ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- It’s been more than 30 years since psychologist Carol Dweck introduced “growth mindset” — the psychological and motivational effects of believing that a person’s ability in any domain ...

Today, schools and districts are making social-emotional development a priority, and with good reason. Research shows that educators play a profound role in promoting students’ social-emotional skills ...

Few concepts in contemporary education have been more influential than the growth mindset, first articulated in the early aughts by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck. Studies have found evidence that ...

There’s a scene in the 1988 movie "Stand and Deliver," where high school math teacher Jaime Escalante (played by Edward James Olmos) argues with the head of the school’s math program about the ...

Feeling valued inspires employees to develop and commit their talent to leaders whose personal connection is the glue that ...

A central part of 'growth mindset' is that the mind is like a muscle that can get stronger with hard work, rather than a fixed thing. A large nationwide study has found that teaching ninth graders to ...

Few concepts in contemporary education have been more influential than the growth mindset, first articulated in the early aughts by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck. Studies have found evidence that ...