Beliefs and Achievement – The role of growth mindset in 21st century education

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Can a student’s belief about their own intelligence predict their outcomes? On 8 April 2021, the OECD will release new evidence from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) looking at how a “growth mindset” is linked to student performance. A growth mindset is the belief that someone’s ability and intelligence can be developed over time, meaning that students’ potential is not set in stone. PISA 2018 provides the first international comparative data on student growth mindset from around 80 countries/economies, examining how a growth mindset is related to students’ performance and well-being across cultures. This symposium aims to explore the role of growth mindset in 21st century education and identify areas for future research to better understand the role of growth mindset in schooling.

OECD (2021) Sky’s the limit: Growth mindset, students, and schools in PISA, PISA, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://www.oecd.org/pisa/growth-mindset.pdf.

Sub Unit

• AERA Sessions

Chair

• Larry V. Hedges, Northwestern University

Participants

• Carol Dweck, Stanford University

• Pierre Gouedard, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

• David Yeager, The University of Texas at Austin

Commentators

• Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University

• Frank C. Worrell, University of California - Berkeley