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The ‘Brain’ in Growth Mindset: Does Teaching Students Neuroscience Help? (Education Week):
“Teaching students the science of how their brains change over time can help them see intelligence as something they can develop, rather than innate and unchangeable, finds a new analysis of 10 separate studies online in the journal Trends in Neuroscience and Education.
Teaching students the concept of neuroplasticity—the ability of the brain to make new neural connections as a result of experience—is a common tactic in helping students develop a so-called “growth” rather than “fixed” mindset … on average, such interventions improved students’ motivation, they particularly benefited students and subjects which prior studies have shown are at high risk of developing a fixed mindset. [Read more…] about Meta-analysis finds value in teaching the science of neuroplasticity, especially for math achievement among at-risk students