Mindset
STUDENTS’ LEARNING MINDSETS CAN INFLUENCE THEIR DECISIONS TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION AND THEIR PERFORMANCE AND PERSISTENCE ONCE THEY GET THERE. THIS HAS IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR UPWARD MOBILITY SINCE, IN THE UNITED STATES, COLLEGE GRADUATES EARN 75% MORE IN WAGES THAN INDIVIDUALS WITH ONLY A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
Motivate Lab’s work in higher education is focused on supporting students, particularly traditionally underrepresented students, succeed on the postsecondary educational path that they have chosen. We collaborate directly with 4-year and 2-year institutions and also partner with system-level leaders to identify high leverage areas to bolster student and faculty learning mindsets. Our work in higher education includes randomized-controlled trials testing learning mindset interventions, prototyping and pilot testing interventions, professional development, institutional audits, and advising services.
(from Motivate Lab)
The University System of Georgia Momentum Summit V (going on this month) features several TBR institutions’ work with mindset in Gateway and HIP designated courses. Here are a few videos worth checking out:
Mindset: Heroes Among Us (Anne Pharr & Geoff Fogleman, PSCC)
Mindset Work in the First Year (Jessica Rabb, NSCC)
The TBR and USG Systems were the first two systems to join a partnership with the University of Virginia’s Motivate Lab to research the effects of student mindset in co-requisite courses. Within the TBR System, the UVA partnership has grown under a NSF-funded grant that is embedding key motivation strategies in Gateway Math courses at all 13 community colleges.
If you’d like to learn more, please connect with Emma Huelskoetter, Coordinator of Campus Mindset Interventions at TBR.