According to mindset theory, students who believe their personal characteristics can change—
that is, those who hold a growth mindset—will achieve more than students who believe their …

The concept of growth mindset—an individual's beliefs that basic characteristics such as
intelligence are malleable—has gained immense popularity in research, the media, and …

Background The extent to which students view their intelligence as improvable (ie, their
“mindset”) influences students' thoughts, behaviors, and ultimately their academic success …

Background The ability to navigate obstacles and embrace iteration following failure is a
hallmark of a scientific disposition and is hypothesized to increase students' persistence in …

The past decade has seen a rising interest in the growth mindset—the belief that abilities are
malleable. At the same time, there have been rising criticisms. Macnamara and Burgoyne …

Mindset—beliefs about the malleability of intelligence—has been traditionally
conceptualized as an individual-level construct. The present study adapts, proposes, and …

The importance of advancing the 'employability skills' of students throughout their
undergraduate education has been increasingly recognised by students and university …

Growing evidence suggests that students' self‐beliefs about altering their academic abilities
can directly influence long‐term achievement. These self‐beliefs or mindsets can either be …

Research on growth mindset, the belief that one's cognitive abilities are malleable and can
be developed through dedication and practice, has received considerable media attention …

Students' beliefs about their abilities (called “lay theories”) affect their motivations, behaviors,
and academic success. Lay theories include beliefs about the potential to improve …