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Results of the mindset and racial achievement gap study

On average, all students performed more poorly in fixed mindset classes
Fixed mindset faculty were linked more to underperformance in URM students (black, latino, and native american) than white/asian
The achievement gap was about twice as large in the fixed mindset vs growth mindset courses (.19 GPA difference vs. .1 GPA difference)
Demographics of fixed mindset faculty-the proportion of fixed mindset faculty (in comparison to growth mindset faculty) was not not affected by gender, race, age, tenure, years of college teaching experience, or in specific STEM areas
Fixed mindset beliefs were just as bad on the student when the professor was white or URM, either gender, age, any teaching experience and tenure status
In fixed mindset classes, “students reported less ‘motivation to do their best work’”
Fixed and growth mindset faculty demanded the same amount from students but students were less likely to recommend fixed mindset faculty to other students
Individual faculty beliefs are more impactful to the students than faculty beliefs across the specific stem field

Updated 2020-12-27

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