Carol S. Dweck's Brainology: The Growth Mindset For Success

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The right mindset for success There are many roads to be successful in learning, but they all involve developing mindset. Developing the right mindset is a key success for most learning. Carol S.Dweck, the author of " brainology", indentified two diffent mindsets : fixed mindsets and grow mindsets. These impact student 's learning differently. From my point of view, having a growth mindset is the best for success since this belief assists students learn and develop a good self-motivation in goals, efforts, and setbacks. Firstly, the benefit of a growth mindset is students have smart goals in school. Dweck shows that, " Those with a growth mindset were much more interested in learning than in just looking smart in school " (Dweck 2). Who …show more content…

This means students with a fixed mindset hold an implicit belief that a person is born smart or dumb and stay that for whole life. That can lead to cancellation in the face of difficulty. For example, students who have a fixed mindset thinks “I can not get good grades for English 151rw, because I 'm not good at reading and writing ”, then the fixed mindset prevents the student 's motivation from learn, practice, and develop the skills in this …show more content…

"Those with growth mindsets reported that, after a setback in school, they would simply study more or study differently the next time" (Dweck 2) . Students in a growth mindset understand that failures are temporary setbacks. That means they must be an effort in the learning process more vigorously. Dweck shows, " Those with fixed mindsets were more likely to say that they would feel dumb, study less the next time, and seriously consider cheating "(Dweck2). By contrast, students with a fixed mindset believe strongly in innate ability. Those get a failure, they would simply think they are not smart enough ,all their efforts has been wasted. As a result, that creates a desire to give up rather than trying

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