Program Description

The MindsetWorks SchoolKit is a web-based multimedia intervention aimed at strengthening student success through teaching a growth mindset. The SchoolKit includes Brainology, a blended-learning program with animations and classroom activities to teach students in grades 4-12 about malleable intelligence and social emotional skills . It also includes the EducatorKit interactive professional development program, which uses video training modules, classroom activities, assessments, and online supports to help teachers foster a growth mindset school culture.

Cost

$4,999 per school license. Individual classroom and student licenses are also available.

Intended Population

• Core
• Intervention

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Small group
• Classroom
• School

ELL/DLL

• Partial

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• Partial

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• Unspecified

Accelerated Learning

• Yes

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Yes

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

Peer-reviewed research on Mindsetworks is limited. One study found that in a sample of 33 middle school students recieving the program, students' mindset and resilience scores were significantly greater post-intervention than their peers in the control group. One doctoral dissertation found mixed evidence. Specifically, the program had an effect on students' motivation and ability to have a "growth mindset", but no effects on academic performance post-intervention. Due to limited evidence, there is insufficient support for this program at this time.

Study Citations

Donohoe, C., Topping, K., & Hannah, E. (2012). The impact of an online intervention (Brainology) on the mindset and resiliency of secondary school pupils: a preliminary mixed methods study. Educational Psychology, 32(5), 641–655. doi:10.1080/01443410.2012.675646 

Whorrall, A. L. (2018). Academic Motivation and Achievement of Middle School Hispanic Students: Exploring the Use of Mindset and Brainology in Education (Order No. 10829651). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I; Publicly Available Content Database. (2075912404). http://libproxy.unl.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/academic-motivation-achievement-middle-school/docview/2075912404/se-2

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence

Additional Reviews

• https://ies.ed.gov/sbir/mindsetworks.asp