421 Dutch primary school students aged 8–12 participated in this survey and academic achievement study. The dataset contains questionnaire responses on mindset beliefs, intrinsic motivation, and five behaviours, combined with standardized test scores in mathematics and language. D. Platte authored the dataset, which is hosted by DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the mediating role of mindset-related behaviours based on questionnaire scores for embracing challenges, learning from mistakes, effort, help-seeking, and self-monitoring.
- Investigating domain-specific relationships between growth mindset beliefs and academic achievement based on standardized test scores in mathematics and language.
- Studying the link between intrinsic motivation and academic performance across different subject domains.
- Comparing behavioural and motivational pathways among primary school students aged 8–12.
Strengths
- Includes data from 421 participants, providing a substantial sample size.
- Combines survey responses on five specific behaviours with standardized academic test scores.
- Focuses on a specific age group (8–12 years) and geography (Dutch primary schools).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified; the last update timestamp is 2026-05-19 08:12:33.
Provenance
- Source
- DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection
- Collection Method
- Survey questionnaires and standardized academic tests administered to primary school students.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-19 08:12:33
- Geography
- Dutch primary schools