Australia Association for Research in Education
Growth Mindset
Is the cheery praise for mindfulness based on expert evidence?
Educators, desperate to offset the mental health impacts of COVID on students, are taking up mindfulness programs to …
The terrible truth about reading rates in Australia (and how to fix them)
One in five of all our students fail to achieve minimum levels of reading or maths. That’s shocking. What’s even more shocking is that if you look at the pool of disadvantaged students, that figure skyrockets to one in three, compared to one in ten among advantaged students. But some disadvantaged students beat the odds and …
Personal Best: how setting PB goals can significantly improve student performance
Setting a personal best goal within every-day classroom activities can improve student performance and, significantly, it can be …
Nurturing mindfulness and growth mindset in the classroom
In the same way a gardener cannot force a seed or plant to grow, neither can a teacher …
‘Growth mindset’ is not just for school students, teachers can grow their minds too
Most educators would be aware of the term ‘growth mindset’ by now. The idea is you can work …