College students are often urged to "find" their passion, but such advice could discourage them from exploring other disciplines or developing new skills if they feel their passion or interests have ...

In collaboration with Carmen Latterell, Ph.D. Psychologists distinguish between “fixed” and “growth” mindsets. As the terms imply, having a fixed mindset means innate and immutable, such that a person ...

Our relationship with math learning is severely damaged in this country. In 2022, only 26 percent of all eighth grade students scored proficient or above in mathematics. Even more concerning is that ...

When elementary students learn some tools for discussing math, they can start to see it as more than just quickly getting to ...

IRVINE, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — MIND Education today announced the launch of InsightMath, the only K-6 core math curriculum redefining math instruction with an approach explicitly designed around how ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) wants to eliminate the “I’m not a math person” mindset with career-focused classes. NCDPI is proposing a new approach ...

Those who have a growth mindset think of intelligence and other abilities—athletic, musical, artistic, etc.—as developing over time and that there are always opportunities to learn. Those with a fixed ...

Mathematical proof dates back at least to Euclid in 300 BCE, and yet little is known about what happens in the mind when ...