Having a positive mindset in math may do more than just help students feel more confident about their skills and more willing to keep trying when they fail; it may prime their brains to think better.

Catherine Good has experienced stereotype threat herself, although she didn’t know it at the time. She started her academic career in pure math, expecting to get a Ph.D. But somewhere along the way ...

A lot has been written and said about what's known as the growth mindset—its importance and how to cultivate it. But there is a difference between what empirical research findings tell us about the ...