Year: 2021
How to recognise students with fixed and growth mindsets?
by Maja Lebeničnik Mindsets that students have about their intellectual abilities are especially important in educational settings. Beliefs, whether their intellectual abilities are fixed and immutable (fixed mindset) or something one can further develop and change (growth mindset), impact students’ learning decisions, goals, motivation, self-confidence and subsequently their learning achievements. In certain situations, teachers are …
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What is a growth mindset oriented teaching?
By Blanca Tacer Category Description The Nature of Brains and Intelligence Introducing students how our brain works, how we learn, fixed and growth mindset. Teaching students about brain plasticity Mindset interventions may be more influential if they integrate the evolving nature of science and information about brain plasticity in adulthood. Gathering students’ experience about how …
Growth mindset indicators
by Barbara Hanfstingl, Samuel Hafner & Gertraud Benke The following indicators are a result of studying theories and that are strongly associated with growth versus fixed mindset in the literature. If a teaching activity fulfils many of these indicators, it should be considered a best practice example. However, mind that rarely will it be possible to address …
1st STST: Growth mindset tools in motivating students
We held the 1st STST event of our project between 27th-29th of January 2021. The purpose of the event is to acquaint the participants with the growth mindset theory and their own mindsets. The training will mainly focus on growth mindset and positive psychology activities that teachers can implement in their university teaching and the …
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