The statistical evidence is that the best predictor of the performance of a community's schools, the best predictor of math scores and science scores, for example, is the social capital in that community... And by that I simply mean the number of people who know one another's first name, the number of people who take part in community organizations, the level of trust and reciprocity in the community.

Robert Putnam

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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Dweck explains how a simple idea about the brain can create a love of learning and a resilience that is the basis of great accomplishment in every area of life.

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Students' View of Intelligence Can Help Grades: Carol Dweck Speaks

Posted December 27th, 2007 by carrieann
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A 2007 study by psychologist Carol Dweck from Stanford University shows that if you teach students that their intelligence can grow and increase, they do better in school.

This video captures a conversation between Stanford Report writer Lisa Trei and psychologist Carol Dweck about the ways in which people’s self-theories about intelligence have a profound influence on their motivation to learn.

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Listen to an interview with study author psychologist Carol Dweck on the National Public Radio website.

Learning About Learning Boosts Student Motivation and Success

Posted February 11th, 2008 by carrieann
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For over 30 years, Carol Dweck has studied students’ motivation and she says: “Here is the most important thing I have learned: The most motivated and resilient students are not the ones who think they have a lot of fixed or innate intelligence. Instead, the most motivated and resilient students are the ones who believe that their abilities can be developed through their effort and learning”.

Students' View of Intelligence Can Help Grades

Posted December 27th, 2007 by carrieann
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If you teach students that their intelligence can grow and increase, they do better in school says a 2007 study by psychologist Carol Dweck from Stanford University.

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Read a brief report from the Stanford University news service on the implications of Carol Dweck’s research in this area.

View Mindset: the New Psychology of Success,Dweck’s book on the topic.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php

Do Grades Really Matter?: Mounting Evidence Suggests Grades Don't Predict Success

Posted December 27th, 2007 by carrieann
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A growing body of evidence suggests that grades don’t predict success. It turns out that C+ students are the ones who end up running the world. This article challenges the idea that grades tell us who we are or what we are capable of.

Read the full text of this article on the Macleans magazine website: Do Grades Really Matter?