Study 2

• prediction?

  students taught that intelligence is malleable are more likely to have a positive attitude to learning
• type of study?

  correlational with experimental section
• IV?

  whether student was in intervention group (taught about growth mindset) or in control group
• DV?

  levels of motivation and achievement on maths test
• measures used?

  independent measures
• method?

  * students completed motivational questionnaire at start of 7th grade

  * told they had opportunity to attend 8 week workshop looking at brain to help with revision skills

  * students randomly assigned to intervention or control group

  * intervention group taught about learning and control group taught about memory

  * after 8 weeks, students completed motivational questionnaire again and also a multiple choice test to see what they remembered from the course

  * teachers were blind to what students were in each group, and asked to comment on changes in motivational behaviour
• sample?

  99 students from 7th grade in New York
• study found?

  * multiple choice questions showed no difference between general knowledge recalled but intervention group scored significantly higher on recall of content on theory they were taught about

  * questionnaire showed intervention group had more positive mindsets at end of 8 weeks than control group

  * teachers' reports showed same as above

  * intervention group got higher scores in maths after workshop
• concluded?

  teaching students that intelligence is flexible has positive effect on motivation and achievement in maths