ERIC Number: ED671895
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-May
Pages: 54
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Do Students Improve Their Academic Achievement When Assigned to a Growth Mindset Teacher? Evidence from Census Data in Chile Using a Student Fixed Effect Design. EdWorkingPaper No. 21-402
Susana Claro; Valentina Paredes; VerĂ³nica Cabezas; Gabriel Cruz
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Growing evidence shows that a student's growth mindset (the belief that intelligence is malleable) can benefit their academic achievement. However, due to limited information, little is known about how a teachers' growth mindset affects their students' academic achievement. In this paper, we study the impact of teacher growth mindset on academic achievement for a nationwide sample of 8th and 10th grade students in Chile in 2017. Using a student fixed effect model that exploits data from two subject teachers for each student, we find that being assigned to a teacher with a growth mindset increases standardized test scores by approximately 0.02 standard deviations, with larger effects on students with high GPAs and particularly on students in low socioeconomic schools. [Funding for this report was provided by Fondecyt Inicio, the Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (COES), the Millennium Nucleus of Social Development (DESOC), and the Chilean National Council of Education (CNED).]
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Improvement, Academic Achievement, Census Figures, Foreign Countries, Teacher Influence, Grade 8, Grade 10, High School Students, Middle School Students, Teacher Characteristics, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Scores, Data Analysis
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 10; High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Chile
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