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written by Lisa S. Blackwell, Kali H. Trzesniewski, and Carol Dweck
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 effort, and causal attributions and strategies was tested. In Study 2, an intervention teaching an incremental theory to 7th graders (N=48) promoted positive change in classroom motivation, compared with a control group (N=43). Simultaneously, students in the control group displayed a continuing downward trajectory in grades, while this decline was reversed for students in the experimental group.
Child Development: Volume 78, Issue 1, Pages 246-263
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© 2007 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.
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4139223
Keywords:
expectancy value theory, intelligence theory, middle school research, motivational theory, neuroplasticity
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L. Blackwell, K. Trzesniewski, and C. Dweck, , Child Dev 78 (1), 246 (2007), WWW Document, (http://www.jstor.org/stable/4139223).
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L. Blackwell, K. Trzesniewski, and C. Dweck, Implicit Theories of Intelligence Predict Achievement across an Adolescent Transition: A Longitudinal Study and an Intervention, Child Dev 78 (1), 246 (2007), <http://www.jstor.org/stable/4139223>.
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Blackwell, L., Trzesniewski, K., & Dweck, C. (2007, January 1). Implicit Theories of Intelligence Predict Achievement across an Adolescent Transition: A Longitudinal Study and an Intervention. Child Dev, 78(1), 246-263. Retrieved December 4, 2024, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/4139223
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Blackwell, L, K. Trzesniewski, and C. Dweck. "Implicit Theories of Intelligence Predict Achievement across an Adolescent Transition: A Longitudinal Study and an Intervention." Child Dev. 78, no. 1, (January 1, 2007): 246-263, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4139223 (accessed 4 December 2024).
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Blackwell, Lisa S., Kali H. Trzesniewski, and Carol Dweck. "Implicit Theories of Intelligence Predict Achievement across an Adolescent Transition: A Longitudinal Study and an Intervention." Child Dev 78.1 (2007): 246-263. 4 Dec. 2024 <http://www.jstor.org/stable/4139223>.
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