Not exact matches
As for teaching
growth mindsets, writer Angie Aker summarized Dweck's work and put it like this on Upworthy: «
Praise your child explicitly for how capable they are
of learning rather than telling them how smart they are.»
Examples
of a false
growth mindset include
praising effort over progress, affirming students» potential without enabling them, and blaming their
mindset instead
of refocusing it.
She explains that teachers who warmly embrace mistakes,
praise effort and strategies, and avoid labelling their students as either good or bad at Maths have the best chance
of fostering a
growth mindset.
Michelle says that teachers who warmly embrace mistakes,
praise effort and strategies, and avoid labelling their students as either good or bad at Maths have the best chance
of fostering a
growth mindset.
Learn how to promote a
growth mindset through the types
of praise we give kids and through our response to mistakes.
With Dweck's research, teachers who want students to develop a
growth mindset should
praise student efforts using a variety
of different phrases or questions.