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Gates Foundation Awards UVA $1.2 million for Learning Mindset Study
Gates Foundation Awards UVA $1.2 million for Learning Mindset Study

January 2020

UVA Researcher Helps Develop Growth Mindset Program that Works in the 'Real World'
UVA Researcher Helps Develop Growth Mindset Program that Works in the 'Real World'

Curry News, December 2019

Growing Your Intelligence: Professor Shares the Power of Growth Mindset
Growing Your Intelligence: Professor Shares the Power of Growth Mindset

UVA Today, November 2018

Improving Community College Completion Rates by Addressing Structural and Motivational Barriers
Improving Community College Completion Rates by Addressing Structural and Motivational Barriers

Brookings Institution, October 2018

Mindsets and the Learning Environment: Relationships Between Mindsets and Academic Outcomes in a Statewide System of Higher Education
Mindsets and the Learning Environment: Relationships Between Mindsets and Academic Outcomes in a Statewide System of Higher Education

Mindset Scholars Network, September 2018

A Simple Plan for Significantly Increasing Student Motivation to Write
A Simple Plan for Significantly Increasing Student Motivation to Write

Matthew Johnson Blog, August 2018

Transitioning to Early Career Faculty: Stephanie Wormington
Transitioning to Early Career Faculty: Stephanie Wormington

AERA Motivation Special Interest Group, July 2018

UVA i.Lab Announces 2018 Summer Incubator and Startup Grants Program Ventures
UVA i.Lab Announces 2018 Summer Incubator and Startup Grants Program Ventures

Newswise, May 2018

CASTL Faculty Discuss How Education Research Informs Practice at SREE Conference
CASTL Faculty Discuss How Education Research Informs Practice at SREE Conference

Curry News, March 2018

Here's an Approach to Math Phobia That Could Add Up: Tackle the Fear Head On
Here's an Approach to Math Phobia That Could Add Up: Tackle the Fear Head On

Washington Post, March 2018

Teaching Kids Not to be Scared of Math Might Help Them Achieve
Teaching Kids Not to be Scared of Math Might Help Them Achieve

Hechinger Report, March 2018

Helping Student Get Into History
Helping Student Get Into History

Larry Ferlazzo Blog, March 2018

What? My Lessons Are Boring?
What? My Lessons Are Boring?

BAM! Radio, February 2018

$8.5 Million in Grants Awarded to States to Scale Effective Higher Education Practices and Student Success Strategies
$8.5 Million in Grants Awarded to States to Scale Effective Higher Education Practices and Student Success Strategies

Strong Start to Finish, February 2018

Live and Learn: Finding an Answer to "When Am I Going to Use This Stuff?"
Live and Learn: Finding an Answer to "When Am I Going to Use This Stuff?"

UVA Today, January 2018

Students Thrive When They See Purpose in Their Learning
Students Thrive When They See Purpose in Their Learning

Education Week, January 2018

'When Are We Going to Use This?': Strategies to Help Students Find Relevance in School Work
'When Are We Going to Use This?': Strategies to Help Students Find Relevance in School Work

Education Week, January 2018

An Important Piece of the Student Motivation Puzzle
An Important Piece of the Student Motivation Puzzle

FutureEd, Georgetown University, January 2018

Mindsets and the Learning Environment: Examining How Learning Mindsets Influence Higher Ed Outcomes
Mindsets and the Learning Environment: Examining How Learning Mindsets Influence Higher Ed Outcomes

Mindset Scholars Network, October 2017

CASBS and Mindset Scholars: Pushing the Frontiers of Mindset Science
CASBS and Mindset Scholars: Pushing the Frontiers of Mindset Science

Stanford University, July 2017

Parents May Hold the Key to Teens' Embrace of STEM Education
Parents May Hold the Key to Teens' Embrace of STEM Education

UVA Today, March 2017

Strategies for Helping Students Motivate Themselves
Strategies for Helping Students Motivate Themselves

Edutopia, September 2015

Small K-12 Interventions Can Be Powerful
Small K-12 Interventions Can Be Powerful

Education Week, January 2015

Teaching the Value of Science
Teaching the Value of Science

Educational Leadership, January 2015

Using New Research to Improve Student Motivation
Using New Research to Improve Student Motivation

Carnegie Foundation, September 2015

A Simple “Expectancy-Value” Activity for Helping Students Care about Your Coursework
A Simple “Expectancy-Value” Activity for Helping Students Care about Your Coursework

Dave Stuart Blog

Affirming Their Way to the Top: How A Small Intervention Could Help Close the Social Class Achievement Gap
Affirming Their Way to the Top: How A Small Intervention Could Help Close the Social Class Achievement Gap

Behavioral Scientist, December 2014

Liking Work Really Matters
Liking Work Really Matters

New York Times, September 2014

Build Something: The Computer Science Answer to Habitat for Humanity
Build Something: The Computer Science Answer to Habitat for Humanity

Slate, September 2014

Three Critical Elements Sustain Motivation
Three Critical Elements Sustain Motivation

Scientific American, November 2012