Project Grant 2141988

This $301,013 National Science Foundation project grant aims to improve student success and equity in introductory biology courses through growth mindset interventions. The NSF Division of Undergraduate Education awarded this grant under the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education program on February 1, 2022 for a completion date of January 31, 2025.

Washington State University will develop, implement, and assess short and long-term outcomes of customized student-driven and faculty-driven growth mindset interventions across four institutional sites impacting over 10,000 students. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will co-design intervention materials, assist with data collection and project evaluation, facilitate faculty development workshops, and contribute to dissemination of results. This collaborative research seeks to answer questions about how mindset interventions at the student and instructor levels independently and jointly influence student experiences, engagement, and academic outcomes in the short and long-term, including moderation by student racial/ethnic identity and generation in college. Outcomes have potential to improve equity in academic achievement and broaden participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.