NAGC 58th Annual Convention & Exhibition
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29.3 The Malleable Mind, the Gifted Learner: Reducing stereotype threat through experimental interventions
Track
:
Special Populations
Date:
Friday, November 4, 2011
Time:
1:45 PM to 2:45 PM
EST
Room:
HEC
CO-PRESENTER
(S):
Carolyn Callahan, Commonwealth Professor of Education, University of Virginia
Robert Izzo, Mr., University of Virginia
NAGCFACULTY
(S):
Carolyn Callahan, Commonwealth Professor of Education, University of Virginia
Robert Izzo, Mr., University of Virginia
Katharine Meyer, Research assistant, University of Virginia, Curry School of Education
PRESENTER
:
Katharine Meyer, Research assistant, University of Virginia, Curry School of Education
Description
Students holding a malleable mindset achieve higher grades and identify more with school than students who subscribe to a fixed intelligence mindset (Aronson, Fried, Good, 2002). These differences are even more pronounced when students encounter challenging tasks and situations (Dweck, 2006). The AP Challenge Program (APCP) provides support structures for low-income and minority high school students who would not have otherwise considered the AP track. That these students hold a malleable mindset is especially important considering the academic rigor of these classes. Data from our intervention suggest strategic interventions affect the strength and development of malleable mindsets in APCP students.
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