ERIC Number: EJ1262580
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
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Growth-Mindset Interventions at Scale: Experimental Evidence from Argentina
Ganimian, Alejandro J.
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v42 n3 p417-438 Sep 2020
This is one of the first evaluations of a "growth-mindset" intervention at scale in a developing country. I randomly assigned 202 public secondary schools in Salta, Argentina, to a treatment group in which Grade 12 students were asked to read about the malleability of intelligence, write a letter to a classmate, and post their letters in their classroom, or to a control group. The intervention was implemented as intended. Yet, I find no evidence that it affected students' propensity to find tasks less intimidating, school climate, school performance, achievement, or post-secondary plans. I rule out small effects and find little evidence of heterogeneity. This study suggests that the intervention may be more challenging to replicate and scale than anticipated.
Descriptors: Intervention, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Secondary School Students, Comparative Analysis, Intelligence, Letters (Correspondence), Educational Environment, Academic Achievement, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Outcomes of Education, Student Behavior, Public Schools, Self Efficacy, Student Motivation, Developing Nations, Peer Groups, Task Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 12; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Argentina
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