Growth Mindset: A Predictor of Higher Education Attainment

Anastasiya-Mariya Noha ()
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Anastasiya-Mariya Noha: INCHER, Kassel University, Germany

MAGKS Papers on Economics from Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung)

Abstract: A growth mindset—a belief that intelligence is malleable rather than a fixed trait—is a crucial factor for educational success. I investigate whether a growth mindset also plays a role in students’ post-graduation life outcomes, specifically, in the pursuit of higher education in a nationwide sample of 35,329 Ecuadorian baccalaureate students. I find that a growth mindset is positively related to the students' graduation scores (β = 0.01, p = 0.02, d = 0.09 SD difference between students with a growth and a fixed mindset), participation in the university aptitude test (β = 0.01, p = 0.002, d = 0.28 SD), scores on the university aptitude test (β = 7.25, p

Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2025
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