Changing Students Minds and Achievement in Mathematics: The Impact of a Free Online Student Course

This study reports on the impact of a “massive, open, online course” (MOOC) designed to change students' ideas about mathematics and their own potential and improve their mathematics achievement. Many students hold damaging fixed mindsets, believing that their intelligence is unchangeable. When...

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Main Authors: Jo Boaler, Jack A. Dieckmann, Graciela Pérez-Núñez, Kathy Liu Sun, Cathy Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Education
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feduc.2018.00026/full