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Educator Beliefs and Practices
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What we know about growth mindset from scientific research
This research brief offers a summary of what we know about growth mindset from years of scientific research.
Students need to know your only bias is for them to succeed
This research summary presents the findings of a study by SERN scholars David Yeager and Geoffrey Cohen and their colleagues that explored how teachers can foster greater trust and improved academic outcomes, particularly among students of color, in the process of providing critical feedback to students on their schoolwork.
Countering stereotypes and enhancing women’s sense of belonging to reduce gender gaps in pSTEM
This issue brief shares what researchers have learned about how belonging concerns affect gender representation in the physical sciences and engineering (pSTEM) and how we can use this understanding to increase women’s participation in these fields.
