Chapter 26: Further Reading

Essential Sources

Sisk, V. F., Burgoyne, A. P., Sun, J., Butler, J. L., & Macnamara, B. N. (2018). "To what extent and under what circumstances are growth mind-sets important to academic achievement?" Psychological Science, 29(4), 549–571. Two meta-analyses showing small effects.

Yeager, D. S., et al. (2019). "A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement." Nature, 573(7774), 364–369. The largest pre-registered study. Published in Nature.

Dweck, C. S. (2006/2016). Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (updated ed.). Random House. The influential popular book. Read alongside the meta-analyses for the full picture.

Dweck, C. S. (2015). "Carol Dweck revisits the 'growth mindset.'" Education Week, 35(5), 20–24. Dweck's own correction of misapplications.

Macnamara, B. N., & Burgoyne, A. P. (2023). "Do growth mindset interventions impact students' academic achievement?" Psychological Science, 34(1), 36–49. Updated meta-analysis confirming small effects.

Ritchie, S. (2020). Science Fictions. Metropolitan Books. Covers the growth mindset replication story in context of the broader crisis.

Singal, J. (2021). The Quick Fix: Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Chapter on growth mindset examining the gap between hype and evidence.