Growth Mindset

The fear of making mistakes is often paralyzing, but cognitive science suggests that errors are part of the fundamental machinery of learning.

Through this approach, which focuses on students’ strengths, teachers can plan instruction that promotes a growth mindset.

Offering students the chance to redo assessments and assignments can improve their self-perception—and the quality of their work.

Rich experiences—from play to the arts and relationships—fundamentally shape a young child’s development.

Teachers are adapting to a host of exhausting new challenges during the coronavirus. We asked educators and other experts for strategies to help address this new form of burnout.

The upcoming school year will be filled with uncertainty, but the need to keep students engaged while working from home feels like a sure thing. Fortunately, there is a science of motivation.

Use these novels to teach learning from loss and overcoming adversity to your middle schoolers and high school freshmen.

Does doodling boost learning? Do attendance awards work? Do boys and girls process math the same way? Here’s a look at the big questions that researchers tackled this year.

To inspire intrinsic motivation in students, schools should focus on nurturing their sense of autonomy, competence, relatedness, and relevance.

Find information about growth mindset, discover how learning mindsets can affect student performance, and explore strategies that support student confidence.

A new study shows how a growth mindset helps students cope with academic setbacks.

Veteran researchers present five strategies—like maintaining success files and allowing choice—to help struggling students develop a positive attitude needed for success.

Thanks to the wonders of neuroplasticity, adolescents are primed to improve their performance in school—and beyond. Here’s how to help.