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The Power of Believing You Can Get Smarter: The Impact of a Growth-Mindset Intervention on Academic Achievement in Peru. Policy Research Working Paper 9141
- Source :
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World Bank . 2020. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This paper evaluates the academic impact of a growth-mindset intervention on students starting the secondary level in public schools in urban Peru. ¡Expande tu Mente! is a 90-minute school session aimed at instilling the notion that a person's own intelligence is malleable. Students in schools randomly assigned to treatment showed a small improvement in math test scores and educational expectations, with a large and sustained impact in test scores among students outside the capital city. At a cost of $0.20 per pupil, ¡Expande tu Mente! was highly cost-effective. The results show the potential that brief growth-mindset interventions have for developing countries. [This paper is a product of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice.]
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- World Bank
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- ED604386
- Document Type :
- Reports - Research