Eskreis-Winkler et al., 2016, Study 4: Reflecting, writing, and relating to own life the benefits of deliberate practice improved academic performance among 6th grade students
Reference:
Eskreis-Winkler, L., Shulman, E. P., Young, V., Tsukayama, E., Brunwasser, S. M., & Duckworth, A. L. (2016). Using wise interventions to motivate deliberate practice. Journal of personality and social psychology, 111(5), 728.
Download PDFSummary:
6th grade students learned in a 50-minute online module (1) the tenants of deliberate (or “deep”) practice, (2) the importance of deliberate effort in academic success and how this is often underestimated, and (3) how frustration and confusion is a sign that “one is engaging in optimal practice activities” using stories from other students and by writing a letter to another student advocating deliberate practice. As compared to students who reflected on motivation (what it is, what it feels like, obstacles), this improved quarter GPA, with the greatest benefits for students with lower prior achievement.
Psychological Process:
What Desired Meaning is At Stake?
What is the Person Trying to Understand?
Selves (My Own and Others')Psychological Question Addressed
How will I accomplish my goals?Psychological Process 2:
Psychological Process 3:
Social Area:
Education
Intervention Technique:
Increasing commitment through action, saying-is-believing