Episode 42. Less Than a Dollar, Lasting Change: Building Growth Mindsets in Indonesia
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For just $0.69 per student, a six-session program reached more than 2,000 schools in Indonesia. While it did not raise national exam scores, it strengthened students’ belief in effort, improved self-management habits, and created a more supportive classroom climate—especially in lower-performing schools. It also unexpectedly shifted teachers’ views of failure as a learning opportunity.
This episode explores why education programs should be judged by more than test scores and how low-cost interventions can support more equitable classrooms.
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Download the working paper "Can Teaching Growth Mindset and Self-Management at School Shift Student Outcomes and Teacher Mindsets? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Indonesia," to learn more.
