A growth mindset of intelligence intervention challenges the idea that intelligence is fixed and helps students see that intelligence comes from effort. Features of the intervention include giving students strategies to approach schoolwork and reassurance when asking for help.  This type of intervention has helped improve academic success for adolescents starting high school substantially.

Growth Mindset of Intelligence Intervention

The belief that one's intelligence and talents are malleable and can be cultivated through effort and practice.

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Different mindsets that individuals hold about the malleability of intelligence. People tend to have one of two mindsets:
- Fixed
- Growth

Implicit Theories of Intelligence

Costa, A., & Faria, L. (2018). Implicit theories of intelligence and academic achievement: A meta-analytic review. Frontiers in psychology, 9, 829. 


Implicit theories of intelligence and academic achievement: A meta-analytic review

Growth Intelligence Mindset

The belief that one's intelligence is an innate quality of the individual that cannot be easily changed or augmented.

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