In this NCEE Blog, Greg Walton, an associate professor of psychology at Stanford University and a College Completion Network member, discusses what college faculty, administrators, and students should make of the findings from studies of two types of interventions designed to help students succeed in college: one focused on growth mindset interventions and another on social belonging. The What Works Clearinghouse found that (1) neither type of intervention had a discernible effect on full-time college enrollment, (2) social belonging interventions had mixed effects on progressing in college and academic achievement, and (3) growth mindset interventions had potentially positive effects on academic achievement.

Learn more about the Growth Mindset study conducted as part of the College Completion Network.