What Is Growth Mindset?
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Growth Mindset:
Growth Mindset:
A belief that intelligence is malleable and improvable
A belief that intelligence is malleable and improvable
Students with Growth Mindset
Students with Growth Mindset
- "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
Research shows
Research shows
- 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
The Power of Believing That You Can Improve
The Power of Believing That You Can Improve
Stanford Professor Carol Dweck shares her groundbreaking research on Growth Mindset in this inspiring TED talk
