Growth Mindset for College Students

Fall 2018

Brochure: Growth Mindset for College Students A free, evidence-based program designed to increase students’ engagement, motivation, and success by laying the foundation for a growth mindset.

Growth Mindset for College Students was developed with the goal of improving retention and success by increasing students’ engagement and motivation in college. It was developed by leading researchers in growth mindset, and has been rigorously tested and scientifically validated in trials with thousands of community college students. Growth Mindset for College Students is now freely available to access-oriented colleges around the United States.

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Evidence Based.

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Growth Mindset for College Students

Many students worry that they lack the ability to master college level coursework, no matter what they do. For example, some fear, “I’m just not a math person.” Left unaddressed, such fears can become self-fulfilling prophecies that feed a destructive cycle of reduced motivation and performance that ends in dropping out.

However, research shows that colleges can boost retention – particularly for students from historically underrepresented groups – by helping students develop a growth mindset, the belief that they can develop their academic abilities through effective study strategies.