Implicit theories of intelligence predict achievement across an adolescent transition: a longitudinal study and an intervention

Volume: 78, Issue: 1, Pages: 246 - 263
Published: Jan 1, 2007
Abstract
Two studies explored the role of implicit theories of intelligence in adolescents' mathematics achievement. In Study 1 with 373 7th graders, the belief that intelligence is malleable (incremental theory) predicted an upward trajectory in grades over the two years of junior high school, while a belief that intelligence is fixed (entity theory) predicted a flat trajectory. A mediational model including learning goals, positive beliefs about...
Paper Details
Title
Implicit theories of intelligence predict achievement across an adolescent transition: a longitudinal study and an intervention
Published Date
Jan 1, 2007
Volume
78
Issue
1
Pages
246 - 263
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