The Role of Mindset in Education
A Large-Scale Field Experiment in Disadvantaged Schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9710704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elise Huillery (0000-0002-9931-4610, Université Paris-Dauphine, Université PSL, France & J-PAL, Europe), Adrien Bouguen (0000-0003-0062-9370, Santa Clara University), Axelle Charpentier (Ministère de l’Education nationale et de la Jeunesse & Direction de l’évaluation, de la prospective et de la performance), Yann Algan (0000-0002-8120-5969, HEC Paris), Coralie Chevallier (0000-0002-7358-4962, École Normale Supérieure - PSL & Inserm) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 135 |
| Issue | 671 |
| Pages | 2276-2301 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ej/ueaf015 |
| OpenAlex | W4407465325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
This article shows that a four-year mindset intervention in disadvantaged middle schools led to a 0.05-standard-deviation increase in grade point average, associated with more optimistic beliefs, more self-criticism and improved school behaviour. Treatment effects were larger in terms of both grade point average and National Exam results for students with relatively better social, academic and discipline profiles. According to international empirical benchmarks, this mindset intervention is highly cost effective, but the effect size remains small despite repeated exposure over four years
Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Field (mathematics · Geography · Mindset · Political science · Scale (ratio · Computer Science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Mathematics · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |