Cognition and Student Learning
The Influence of Students' Intelligence Beliefs On Attention, Information Processing, and Learning: A Neurophysiological Analysis
Description:
Co-Principal Investigator: Dweck, Carol S.
Purpose: In this project, the researchers proposed to use electrophysiological techniques to examine (a) how students with different beliefs about intelligence attend to and process information in difficult learning tasks and (b) whether modifying these beliefs supports learning despite task difficulty and stereotypes about intelligence.
Related IES Projects: Growth Mindset Learning Platform for Educators and Students: Supporting Academic Motivation and Achievement through an Integrated Online Platform (EDIES10C0022), Efficacy of a Growth Mindset Intervention to Increase Student Success (R305A150142)
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Mangels, J.A., Butterfield, B., Lamb, J., Good, C.D., and Dweck, C.S. (2006). Why Do Beliefs About Intelligence Influence Learning Success? A Social Cognitive Neuroscience Model. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 1(2): 75–86.