Changing Mindsets

Evaluation report and Executive summary

The Changing Mindsets project sought to improve academic attainment by supporting pupils to develop a growth mindset: the belief that intelligence is not a fixed characteristic and can be increased through effort. Previous research (Good et al., 2003; Blackwell et al., 2007) has suggested that holding this belief enables pupils to work harder and achieve better results.

The trial was independently evaluated by a team from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.