Intelligence in Context: A Context-specific Mindset Measure Better Predicts Outcomes for Science and Math Undergraduates.

ABSTRACT: Mindset (beliefs about the malleability of intelligence) has been studied in a variety of contexts for decades. Recent research highlights the importance of contextual factors in moderating mindset's impact on student outcomes. The commonly-used original mindset measure is context-general. Recently, a mindset measure that is specific to science and math undergraduates was developed: the Undergraduate Lay Theories of Abilities (ULTrA) Survey. I hypothesized that a context-specific measure of mindset would associate more strongly with undergraduates' outcomes than a context-general measure. I surveyed 1537 undergraduates with Dweck's 3-item original mindset measure, ULTrA, and measures of outcomes (sense of belonging, goal orientation, self-handicapping, evaluative concern and intent to pers

SUBMITTER: Limeri LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11974520 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature