Changing Mindsets: Effectiveness trial — Evaluation Report - Foliano, F; Rolfe, H; Buzzeo, J; Runge, J; Wilkinson, D (2019)
rct; evidence grade A

Growth-Mindset Interventions at Scale: Experimental Evidence From Argentina - Ganimian, AJ (2020)
rct; evidence grade A

A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement - Yeager, DS; Hanselman, P; Walton, GM; Murray, JS; Crosnoe, R; Muller, C; Tipton, E; Schneider, B; Hulleman, CS; Hinojosa, CP; Paunesku, D; Romero, C; et al. (2019)
rct; evidence grade A

Do growth mindset interventions impact students' academic achievement? A systematic review and meta-analysis with recommendations for best practices. - Macnamara, BN; Burgoyne, AP (2023)
meta-analysis; evidence grade B

To What Extent and Under Which Circumstances Are Growth Mind-Sets Important to Academic Achievement? Two Meta-Analyses - Sisk, VF; Burgoyne, AP; Sun, J; Butler, JL; Macnamara, BN (2018)
meta-analysis; evidence grade B

A systematic review and meta-analysis of growth mindset interventions: For whom, how, and why might such interventions work? - Burnette, JL; Billingsley, J; Banks, GC; Knouse, LE; Hoyt, CL; Pollack, JM; Simon, S (2023)
meta-analysis; evidence grade C

Can growth mindset interventions improve academic achievement? A structured review of the existing evidence - Gazmuri, C (2025)
review; evidence grade B

Implicit Theories of Intelligence Predict Achievement Across an Adolescent Transition: A Longitudinal Study and an Intervention - Blackwell, LS; Trzesniewski, KH; Dweck, CS (2007)
longitudinal; evidence grade C

Changing Mindsets: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary - Rienzo, C; Rolfe, H; Wilkinson, D (2015)
rct; evidence grade B

Growth mindset is not associated with scholastic aptitude in a large sample of university applicants - Bahnik, S; Vranka, MA (2017)
longitudinal; evidence grade C

Growth-Mindset Intervention Delivered by Teachers Boosts Achievement in Early Adolescence - Porter, T; Catalan Molina, D; Cimpian, A; Roberts, S; Fredericks, A; Blackwell, LS; Trzesniewski, K (2022)
rct; evidence grade C

Teacher Mindsets Help Explain Where a Growth-Mindset Intervention Does and Doesn't Work - Yeager, DS; Carroll, JM; Buontempo, J; Cimpian, A; Woody, S; Crosnoe, R; Muller, C; Murray, J; Mhatre, P; Kersting, N; Hulleman, C; Kudym, M; et al. (2022)
rct; evidence grade B

How can we inspire nations of learners? An investigation of growth mindset and challenge-seeking in two countries. - Rege, M; Hanselman, P; Solli, IF; Dweck, CS; Ludvigsen, S; Bettinger, E; Crosnoe, R; Muller, C; Walton, G; Duckworth, A; Yeager, DS (2021)
rct; evidence grade B

Growth Mindset Interventions: Intervention Report — Supporting Postsecondary Success - What Works Clearinghouse; National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance; Institute of Education Sciences (2022)
review; evidence grade B

Why meta-analyses of growth mindset and other interventions should follow best practices for examining heterogeneity: Commentary on Macnamara and Burgoyne (2023) and Burnette et al. (2023). - Tipton, E; Bryan, C; Murray, J; McDaniel, MA; Schneider, B; Yeager, DS (2023)
critique; evidence grade D

A Spotlight on Bias in the Growth Mindset Intervention Literature: A Reply to Commentaries That Contextualize the Discussion (Oyserman, 2023; Yan & Schuetze, 2023) and Illustrate the Conclusion (Tipton et al., 2023) - Macnamara, BN; Burgoyne, AP (2023)
critique; evidence grade D

What can be learned from growth mindset controversies? - Yeager, DS; Dweck, CS (2020)
critique; evidence grade D

Praise for Intelligence Can Undermine Motivation and Performance (with the Li & Bates 2019 replication attempt) - Mueller, C. M.; Dweck; C. S. (1998); Li, Y.; Bates; T. C. (2019) (1998)
replication; evidence grade C