Research in the Media

 

Canning et al. (2024), CBE-Life Sciences Education

• Inside Higher Ed – Communication on growth mindset can benefit student achievement
• Inside Higher Ed – Office hours: An old tool for new challenges
• KHQ NonStop Local – Washington researchers find ‘growth mindset’ improves first-generation college students’ grades
• Tea for Teaching Podcast – Growth mindset messaging

White, Olsen, & Canning (2024), Motivation Science

• KOMONews Seattle – ‘It’s not enough to just be nice’: Washington study highlights importance of teachers’ mindset

White & Canning (2023), Social Psychology of Education

• Tea for Teaching Podcast – Help-seeking Behavior
• Inside Higher Ed – Three ways to create a culture of help-seeking behavior on campus

Bowman et al. (2023), AERA Open

• Inside Higher Ed – STEM classes with racial, socioeconomic representation boost student GPA
• Forbes – STEM students get better grades in diverse classrooms, study finds
• Diverse Issues in Higher Education – Underrepresented students in STEM classes resulted in overall higher grades

Canning et al. (2022), Social Psychological and Personality Science

• Diverse Issues in Higher Education – How STEM faculty can fight institutional racism and sexism.
• The Hechinger Report – Opinion: Students are coming to college less prepared during the pandemic. They need our help.

Canning et al. (2020), Social Psychological and Personality Science

• Big Think – First-generation university students are at greater risk of experiencing imposter syndrome
• PsyPost – First-generation university students are more likely to struggle with imposter syndrome
• Diverse Issues in Higher Education – Study Finds Imposter Syndrome Higher Among First Generation Students

Canning et al. (2020), Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin

• Harvard Business Review – Don’t let cynicism undermine your workplace
• Forbes – Reexamining intention: How to clean up your unintended impact
• Entrepreneur – 12 things first-time leaders need to succeed
• Business Insider – Microsoft has spent year trying to crack the science of teamwork
• Business Insider – ‘Growth mindset’ cultures like Microsoft’s drive organizational transformation, researchers say
• Inc. – Microsoft leaders are asked to showcase 3 skills. Recent psychology research says you should too
• Fast Company – Nothing stunts growth at work more than saying this one thing
• Character & Context – Does your organization have a growth mindset?

Canning et al. (2019), Science Advances

• Salon – In economics, grade restrictions weed out students of color
• Tea for Teaching Podcast – Faculty Mindset
• Chronicle of Higher Education – We know what works to close the completion gap
• Chronicle of Higher Education – Do students really learn nothing from a lecture?
• Inside Higher Ed – The need to combat a false growth mindset
• Inside Higher Ed – The impact of faculty attitudes about intelligence
• Science News – STEM professors’ beliefs on intelligence may widen the racial achievement gap
• Ars Technica – Huge study finds professors’ attitudes affect students’ grades
• ABC News Australia – How racial prejudice can easily appear in classrooms
• The Scientist – STEM prof’s views on intelligence may affect student outcomes
• Psychology Today – Nurturing a culture of growth
• Chemistry World – Faculty mindset affects racial achievement gap in STEM subjects
• Diverse Issues in Higher Education – Study finds professors’ beliefs about intelligence impacts STEM achievement
• Psych Central – Professors’ beliefs about intelligence play role in students’ success
• Der Spiegel – How professors motivate – and what they can do wrong
• Science Career News – Three research-based lessons to improve your mentoring
• Nature Human Behavior Research Highlight – Faculty beliefs predict STEM achievement

Canning et al. (2018), Journal of Educational Psychology

• NPJ Science of Learning – Motivating students to learn

Tibbetts et al. (2016), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

• Time – How to create a sense of belonging in a divided America

Harackiewicz et al. (2016), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

• Inc – Want to be more productive?
• Vox – Why so many poor kids who get into college don’t end up enrolling

Harackiewicz et al. (2014), Journal of Educational Psychology

• Chronicle of Higher Education – We know what works to close the completion gap
• The Scientist – Making STEM education more welcoming to underrepresented minorities