Program Outcomes

Overview of Pre v.s. Post Program Evaluation Results

Population context
- ~38 6th-graders at a 4-day camp hosted in the summer of 2025
- 21 included in analysis (others excluded for incomplete surveys/missing data)
- Split between morning & afternoon 2-hour sessions
- Teaching content is selected from three Mindset Math curriculums---Mindful Mathletes, Around the World in 80 Math Problems (ATWI80MP), and STEM & Stitches---blending elements such as mindset messages, creative math problems, genetics, graph theory, and movements.
Quantitative results
- Average composite mindset score: Pre = 6.1 → Post = 8.3 (35% increase, p ≈ 0.02)
- 62% of students improved their mindset scores

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Pre v.s. Post Positive Response Proportions by Question

Percentage of students giving positive responses (Agree/Strongly Agree for positive statements; Disagree/Strongly Disagree for negative statements), before vs. after the program. The math mindset survey was designed in collaboration with Dr. Kirby Schoephoerster at the National Math Foundation.

Student Responses to "What did you like about the program?"

“I like the hard math problems. They are fun and not boring.”
“I liked how informative the lessons were. They were also motivational with candy prizes.”
“The genes questions [from an ATWI80MP activity guide]---they were really challenging.”
“Learning about the mindsets.”
“Being able to interact with my peers.”
“I kinda like the classes because the math learning and some science is fun to learn and a bit difficult but I still got through it.”
“The teachers are funny and teach us in a fun way and break things up for us so we can understand.”
“I kinda like it because the teacher made it fun.”
“Interesting ways to approach math knowledge."

Student responses to “What does being a math person mean to you?” (Post-Program)

“I think being a math peson means to me that I can be successful in math if I work hard.”
“It is being good at math and likes math”
“A person that likes doing math and enjoys it.”
“It means helping people with math if they need help.”
“A math person is a person who is hardworking and is always trying to train their brain for harder math.”
“It means being able to explain concepts clearly.”
“It means doing math a lot and sometimes difficult math problems to challenge myself.”