Wednesday, November 16
10:00-10:20 AM
EST
Wright

Mindsets, Smartphones, and Student Success

Brief Paper ID: 49925
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    Christopher Devers
    Indiana Wesleyan University
  2. Douglas Daugherty
    Indiana Wesleyan University
  3. Timothy Steenbergh
    Indiana Wesleyan University
  4. Jason Runyan
    Indiana Wesleyan University
  5. Lorne Oke
    Indiana Wesleyan University
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    Alexandra Alayan
    Wheaton College
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    Emily Ragsdale
    Indiana Wesleyan University

Abstract: This study utilized a smartphone app to deliver growth-mindset and social belonging nudges (ecological momentary interventions) to help increase student success at college. Growth-mindset suggests intelligence can grow (Walton & Yeager, 2014), while social belonging is feeling connected to others (Walton & Cohen, 2011). The intervention was administered during the first two weeks of the semester to 71 at-risk students. There was a significant, positive correlation between end-of-semester grade-point average (GPA) and app engagement for minority students. The results of this study align with previous research (Walton & Cohen, 2011) suggesting minority students are particularly likely to benefit from social-belonging interventions. These results indicate that implementing growth-mindset and social belonging interventions, through the use of smartphone technology, may lead to increased academic success among disadvantaged students.

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