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Researchers: If students believe they can get smarter, they often do

Of all the factors that affect how — and how much — students learn, mounting research suggests the way they view intelligence is one of them.

Do they believe intelligence is something they can’t change, as fixed as the color of their eyes?

Or do they see it more like a muscle that, through training and effort, can grow?