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Impact of a Growth Mindset Intervention on Academic Performance of Students at Two Urban High Schools
Professional School Counseling (2018)
  • Susan Kashubeck-West, University of Missouri-St. Louis
  • Lisa Brougham
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Abstract
Developing a growth mindset has been shown to improve academic performance. The goal of this practitioner research study was to help urban high school students (N = 69) challenged by poor grades, poor attendance, and poor graduation rates change their beliefs about their own potential. Results indicated that the intervention increased growth mindset scores of students in the treatment group but did not improve core grade point average. The authors discuss implications for school counseling practice and recommendations for future research.
Keywords
  • academic performance,
  • growth mindset,
  • noncognitive skills,
  • practitioner research study,
  • school counselor intervention
Disciplines
Publication Date
April, 2018
DOI
10.1177/2156759X18764934
Citation Information
Susan Kashubeck-West and Lisa Brougham. "Impact of a Growth Mindset Intervention on Academic Performance of Students at Two Urban High Schools" Professional School Counseling (2018)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/susan-kashubeck-west/51/