Grit and Brain Education: The Impact of Teaching About the Brain on Students' Grit

Presenter Information

Abigail Smith, University of DaytonFollow
Lesley Anne Evans, University of DaytonFollow

Abstract

In order to help k-12 student’s achieve academically it has been noted that students should have a growth mindset. Following that line of reasoning, the graduate student leading this action research project wanted to test this method with 113 eighth grade students in a suburban middle school. A pre and post-test design was used to determine if a student’s grit score could change if students learned about the brain's ability to change and grow. The findings suggest that learning about the brain did impact a student's grit score.

Recommended Citation

Smith, Abigail and Evans, Lesley Anne (2017) "Grit and Brain Education: The Impact of Teaching About the Brain on Students' Grit," Ohio Journal of Teacher Education: Vol. 31: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/ojte/vol31/iss2/4