Presenting math in a way that encourages a growth mindset can improve students鈥� motivation, finds a new study in the journal Trends in Neuroscience and Education.
Researchers tracked the brain activity of students working through standard math problems or those adapted to encourage students to believe math skills can be 鈥済rown,鈥� or improved through experience. Researchers found stronger patterns of activity associated with motivation and engagement鈥攕hifting activity to the left side of the prefrontal cortex鈥攊n the brains of students who were working through the 鈥済rowth"-adapted math problems.
