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aside: Sisk et al (To What Extent and Under Which Circumstances Are Growth Mind-Sets Important to Academic Achievement? Two Meta-Analyses DOI 10.1177/0956797617739704) looked at >450,000 students and found little or no effect size for this approach.

standard primary literature caveats etc and where it is/is not applicable but this does put 'growth mindset' on the back foot.




Interesting find, I had no idea! I'll read through it, I'm curious if it discusses Dweck's "helpness" terminology as well.




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