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"Bounce back” by increasing their motivational effort
Tend to embrace lifelong learning and the joy of incremental personal growth
Utilize resources without being defeated by the threat of failure
Are likely to learn by a mastery approach, embrace challenges and put in the effort to learn
View perceived task setbacks as a necessary part of the learning process
Students begin developing growth and fixed mindsets as young as age 3.5
It’s never too late to develop a growth mindset. Even students in middle and high school who have been frustrated for many years can show positive effects from growth mindset
The mindset of parents and teachers affect the performance of students
Simply learning about growth mindset increases growth mindset
Stanford Professor Carol Dweck shares her groundbreaking research on Growth Mindset in this inspiring TED talk