Outliers: The Story of Success · chapter 8 · id outliers-c8-07-stevenson-and-stiglers-researc
“Stevenson and Stigler's research (The Learning Gap, 1992) found that Asian mothers attributed their children's academic success to effort while American mothers attributed it to innate ability, a finding that became central to Gladwell's cultural explanation for math achievement.”
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East Asian educational cultures emphasize effort over innate ability. Students in these countries report spending significantly more hours on homework and after-school tutoring than Western counterparts.
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