Mind-Set Interventions Are a Scalable Treatment for Academic Underachievement

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 784-793

  Paunesku, David ^a   Walton, Gregory M ^a   Romero, Carissa ^a   Smith, Eric N ^a   Yeager, David S ^b   Dweck, Carol S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; adolescent development; educational psychology; intervention; motivation

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ATTITUDE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; UNDERACHIEVEMENT;

EID: 84929259663     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797615571017     Document Type: Article

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