Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marybeth Gasman writes about racism, philanthropy, HBCUs & faculty. He builds on previous research related to “growth mindset” — ...

Our relationship with math learning is severely damaged in this country. In 2022, only 26 percent of all eighth grade students scored proficient or above in mathematics. Even more concerning is that ...

In his new book, Mindset Matters: The Power of College to Activate Lifelong Growth (Johns Hopkins University Press), Daniel Porterfield, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, as well as a former ...

In the words of Carol Dweck, “Becoming is better than being.” As novice sixth grade math and English teachers, we’ve learned to approach our mid-year benchmark assessments not as final judgments but ...

People often succeed at a level far below their abilities. For example, even if we look at highly intelligent individuals, only 2.86% of the 210 highly gifted children in a 35-year study grew up to be ...

Can a growth mindset help improve academic performance? There are many ideas about how students’ academic performance can be improved. A widely popular group of measures is growth mindset ...