Carol Dweck, Stanford’s Lewis and Eaton Professor of Psychology, is the inaugural recipient of the Yidan Prize for Educational Research. Dweck’s research has focused on identifying two different ...
A Stanford University researcher is among two inaugural winners of the biggest prize in education circles, receiving nearly $4 million for her research on the ability to learn. Carol Dweck, a ...
Stanford researchers Carol Dweck and Gregory Walton, among other scholars, recently published “Implicit Theories of Interest: Finding Your Passion or Developing It?” The study suggests that spending ...
New York, N.Y. – Carol Dweck’s growth mindset research has found that children who believe their talents and abilities can be developed through hard work, perseverance and lots of good mentoring from ...
April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses across California recover hundreds of pounds of unserved food from dining halls to serve to their hungry classmates. Stanford University psychology ...
Parents and teachers of school-age children are probably familiar with the self-defeating pronouncements kids can make: "I'm not good at math," or "I can't draw well." The question of how to encourage ...
“A growth mindset is not a panacea, but it does empower kids and help them learn.” - Carol Dweck, psychologist and author That’s what Carol Dweck says her work is all about. The Stanford University ...
Dweck says we all have some fixed mindsets, but we also have the power to change them. The psychologist’s straightforward — but challenging — class assignment is a sure way to do that. Many people ...
How would you prefer to staff your organization — with people who believe their abilities are what they are, or with those who are willing to put in the time and effort to develop their abilities to ...