Even Einstein struggled!
Lin-Siegler et al. (2016)
They did an intervention which lasted 5 weeks with 402 students who were enrolled in science classes. There were three conditions in the experiment. Students in group A read stories which showed that extraordinary scientists like Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and Michael Faraday experienced intellectual struggles. Students in group B read that these scientist experienced struggles in their personal life. Group C was the control group. Students in this group read how important the achievements of these scientist were.Findings: Students in groups A and B got better grades at the end of the intervention period, while students in group C did not. Students in A and B who had performed low before benefited most from the intervention, they scored as high as students who initially scored high. Also, students in groups A and B felt more connected to the scientists after the intervention.
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