Mindset in the Classroom: How Student and Teacher Achievement Goals Influence Learning Success

Dr. Jennifer A. Mangels, Associate Professor of Psychology, Baruch College, and the doctoral program in Psychology, The Graduate Center, CUNY, delivers the keynote address of Baruch's Eleventh Annual Teaching and Technology Conference. Dr. Mangels discusses classroom dynamics and how student and teacher achievement goals influence learning success. The presentation is based on her research utilizing human electrophysiology (EEG) and functional imaging (fMRI) methods to examine the relationship between motivation, attention and learning. Dr. Mangels is Principal Investigator of Baruch's Dynamic Learning Lab.

Arthur Downing, CIO/Assistant Vice President for Information Technology, and Chief Librarian, Baruch College, introduces the keynote speaker.

The event takes place on March 28, 2008, at Baruch College's Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.