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The Effectiveness of a Malleable Mindset Intervention in an Introductory Psychology Course

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Bostwick, Keiko C. P.

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Students who believe that their intelligence is able to grow over time (malleable/ growth mindset) perform better on measures of academic success than students who believe that intelligence is a fixed trait that cannot be changed (fixed mindset; Dweck, 2000). Previous research on the effectiveness of mindset interventions have demonstrated...

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Masters Thesis

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), the long-term benefits of distributive over massed practice (Cepeda, Pashler, Vul, Wixted, & Rohrer
Implementation Science in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Utility Value Intervention in General Psychology Courses

Creator:

Soicher, Raechel N.

Abstract:

Despite the dissemination of comprehensive reviews and teacher-friendly resources describing evidence-based practices to improve student outcomes, the adoption of these practices is slow and inconsistent across instructors at colleges and universities. To help reduce this research-practice gap, I argue for the application of implementation science to teaching and learning research...

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Dissertation

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, M. A., Rohrer, D., & Bjork, R. A. (2008). Learning styles: Concepts and evidence. Psychological