Growth Mindset Summary

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In “Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset,’” Dweck explains that while having a “growth mindset” is ideal, students all possess fixed mindset tendencies, which need to be acknowledged before they can move to a growth mindset. In the article, Dweck hammers home the importance of a growth mindset, how the growth mindset is being misinterpreted, and how all students have a mixture of mindsets.
In the article, Dweck discovers how students’ mindsets affect their education and their achievements. Students who believed that their intelligence can expand (known as growth mindset) do better academically than children who believe the opposite (known as fixed mindset). Dweck then claims, “... we found that having children focus on the process that leads to learning (like hard work or trying new strategies) could foster a growth mindset and its benefits.” Teachers can apply this to their teachings, and further push their students in reaching higher goals. …show more content…

Teachers were mistaking the growth mindset with effort, and in doing so, were hiding achievement gaps and not helping students to improve. While effort is important when it comes to learning, growth mindset is about students working out their problems and seeking help. Dweck’s colleague, Susan Mackie, observed how educators were faced with a “false growth mindset,” where they claim to have a growth mindset, but their actions went against it. Dweck proclaims that “... the path to a growth mindset is a journey, not a proclamation.” Educators need to understand the meaning of the mindset to help their students on their

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