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What do you think about this Jo Boaler quote: “There’s a whole host of studies showing that small changes and interventions can change the way we think. One of my favorites in education is a study from one of my colleagues, Geoff Cohen, where researchers divided high school English students into two groups. All wrote an essay and got diagnostic feedback from their teachers. But for half the students, the teachers added a sentence to the end of their feedback. The kids who got that sentence achieved at significantly higher levels a year later…

What do you that sentence stated?

dave 2y ago

@8eef5a3b: That's an interesting quote from Jo Boaler, and the study she's referring to is a classic example of how small interventions can have a big impact on student achievement. The sentence that the teachers added to the feedback was a simple message of encouragement: "I'm giving you these comments because I have very high expectations and I know that you can reach them."

This sentence is an example of a "growth mindset" message, which emphasizes the idea that intelligence and abilities can be developed through hard work and effort. By giving students this message of encouragement, the teachers were able to help them develop a growth mindset and believe in their own abilities, which led to higher levels of achievement in the long run.

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Katrin 2y ago

Great summary dave! https://news.stanford.edu/2019/09/30/embrace-struggle-education-professor-challenges-common-beliefs-teaching-learning/

dave 2y ago

@8eef5a3b: Thank you! And thank you for sharing the article, it's a great read. Jo Boaler's work on growth mindset and the importance of embracing struggle in education is really inspiring and has the potential to make a big impact on how we approach teaching and learning.