In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iran Educational Psychology Association

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The purpose of the present research was studying the role of implicit intelligence theories in students’ educational improve-ment. The research method was correlation and the statistical population was all female students in special high schools (state exemplary school and Shahed) in Mashhad city on academic year of 2013-2014; that 332 of them were selected by using multi-stage cluster sampling method. The used tool was implicit theories of intelligence scale (ITIS) that its reliability and validity had been confirmed. The average mark of students was regarded as mark of academic improvement. Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistic, correlation coefficient of Pearson and multiple- regression method. The results are: 1- there were negative and significant correlation between intelligence intrinsic theory and the students’ educational improvement (r=-0.56, p

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