Research and Results
Research and Results
7 Mindsets: What Allows an Individual to Attain Success in Life?
The 7 Mindsets are based on a three-year meta-analysis study that asked the question: What allows an individual to attain happiness in life? From the research, 28 specific patterns emerged of characteristics that most predicated happiness. Following the study, the team understood the need to create a common lexicon that was engaging and accessible to young people across all grade levels. The 7 Mindsets and corresponding 28 Learning Objectives became the common language around which its curriculum was developed.
Our Results and Evidence
7 Mindsets has received Level 4 (2026) and ESSA Level 2 (2025) validation.
ESSA Level 4: Demonstrates a Rationale
The theory of change behind the 7 Mindsets framework is rooted in over three years of research exploring the factors that enable individuals to thrive and over 10 years implementing the proprietary 7 Mindsets Transformation Framework to immerse millions of students and educators. The core conclusion: it’s not environment, intelligence, or background—it’s mindset. This foundational insight underpins the framework’s design and supports the rationale for its impact.
ESSA Level 2: Evidence of Effectiveness
Evidence of 7 Mindsets’ impact on students and schools is gathered from both independent and peer-reviewed studies, including a 2025 independent study conducted in Hillsborough County Public School (FL). These studies show:
- Increased test scoresin English and Math
- Reduction in referrals and suspensions, reflecting real behavioral shifts
- Improved attendance, with students more present and engaged
- Stronger belief in self—greater self-efficacy among students
- Significant gains for students facing the greatest challenges, including an increased feeling of safety at high-implementation school
7 Mindsets: What Allows an Individual to Attain Success in Life?
The 7 Mindsets are based on a three-year meta-analysis study that asked the question: What allows an individual to attain happiness in life? From the research, 28 specific patterns emerged of characteristics that most predicated happiness. Following the study, the team understood the need to create a common lexicon that was engaging and accessible to young people across all grade levels. The 7 Mindsets and corresponding 28 Learning Objectives became the common language around which its curriculum was developed.
Our Results and Evidence
7 Mindsets has received Level IV (2026) and ESSA Level II (2025) validation.
ESSA Level IV: Demonstrates a Rationale
The theory of change behind the 7 Mindsets framework is rooted in over three years of research exploring the factors that enable individuals to thrive and over 10 years implementing the proprietary 7 Mindsets Transformation Framework to immerse millions of students and educators. The core conclusion: it’s not environment, intelligence, or background—it’s mindset. This foundational insight underpins the framework’s design and supports the rationale for its impact.
ESSA Level II: Evidence of Effectiveness
Evidence of 7 Mindsets’ impact on students and schools is gathered from both independent and peer-reviewed studies, including a 2025 independent study conducted in Hillsborough County Public School (FL). These studies show:
- Increased test scoresin English and Math
- Reduction in referrals and suspensions, reflecting real behavioral shifts
- Improved attendance, with students more present and engaged
- Stronger belief in self—greater self-efficacy among students
- Significant gains for students facing the greatest challenges, including an increased feeling of safety at high-implementation school
Base Mental Health and Wellness: Tackling Loneliness, Engagement, and Resilience
From the development of its earliest content, Base has used evidence-based practices derived from clinical foundations including Cognitive Behavioral Frameworks, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical-Behavioral Theories, Strengths-Based Approaches, Brief Solution-Focused Theories, Mindfulness, and Person-Centered Approaches. Students are taught psycho-social concepts through a supportive and therapeutic dialogue.
The results: Students who used our mental health and wellness solution felt less lonely, more engaged in school, and demonstrated more resilience. On a larger scale, our school partners have seen:
How Insights Established Evidence Base for Measurement Tools
The founders of Insights know, and research confirms, that whole child learning matters to student success in school and life. Schools want to use measurement tools to understand their students, to improve teaching and learning, and to move the needle on student academic, emotional, and social learning. Schools need to be able to trust the data.
Insights submits all measurement tools to the test to develop a strong evidence base. All measurement tools are based on extensive work demonstrating that life skills can be evaluated, and that the assessments we bring to market have strong technical properties. The Insights team continues to study the technical properties of our tools and publish our work in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Key studies are described below.
