A Spotlight on Bias in the Growth Mindset Intervention Literature: A Reply to Commentaries
Macnamara, B. N., & Burgoyne, A. P. (2023). 'A Spotlight on Bias in the Growth Mindset Intervention Literature: A Reply to Commentaries.' Psychological Bulletin, 149(3-4), 242-258. doi:10.1037/bul0000394. the sceptics' methodological response to the heterogeneity argument. Their core complaint, used in the article as a methodological position and not a personal one: that in addition to changing the approach, the reanalysis changed effect sizes, how moderators were coded and which studies were included, often without explanation, and that meta-analytic decisions should be a priori, transparently reported and consistently applied. They also record Burnette and colleagues acknowledging that null and even negative effects on academic achievement are to be expected in growth mindset interventions.
Macnamara, B. N., & Burgoyne, A. P. (2023). 'A Spotlight on Bias in the Growth Mindset Intervention Literature: A Reply to Commentaries.' Psychological Bulletin, 149(3-4), 242-258. doi:10.1037/bul0000394. the sceptics' methodological response to the heterogeneity argument. Their core complaint, used in the article as a methodological position and not a personal one: that in addition to changing the approach, the reanalysis changed effect sizes, how moderators were coded and which studies were included, often without explanation, and that meta-analytic decisions should be a priori, transparently reported and consistently applied. They also record Burnette and colleagues acknowledging that null and even negative effects on academic achievement are to be expected in growth mindset interventions.
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Macnamara, B. N., & Burgoyne, A. P. (2023). A Spotlight on Bias in the Growth Mindset Intervention Literature: A Reply to Commentaries. Psychological Bulletin, 149(3-4), 242-258.