Executive Summary
Mindset Works' Growth Mindset Learning Platform (GMLP), funded by the U.S. Department of Education Instiute of Education Sciences, will be an integrated online platform to support educators and students in creating and sustaining a growth mindset culture to boost student motivation and achievement.
Purpose
Research has shown that the mindsets that students hold about their intellectual ability can have a significant impact on their motivation and success in school. When students have a growth mindset, in which they believe that intelligence can be developed (for example through effort and instruction) they seek more learning goals and challenges, see effort as a positive behavior, are more resilient in the face of failure, and achieve higher academic outcomes. A number of studies have demonstrated that interventions can influence a student's mindset and enhance academic outcomes. Other research has demonstrated how educators' mindsets influence students' mindsets, and how a growth mindset in educators results in higher performance for their students. Yet, few growth mindset-focused interventions have been developed and commercialized, and no comprehensive growth mindset intervention has been developed to change school or district culture. This project seeks to build and assess a Growth Mindset Learning Platform (GMLP) composed of software, technology-based professional development, tools and an online community to instill a growth mindset culture in schools with the objective of raising academic outcomes.
Project Activities
The project team is developing an integrated online platform to support educators and students in developing and sustaining a growth mindset to boost student motivation and achievement. The platform will incorporate an existing interactive, animated software program, Brainology®, designed by the Mindset Works team to teach students about how the brain learns and changes with effort and how to use effective study skills to increase learning. To support the efficacy of this program, we will develop an interactive online Professional Development Suite for educators, including research-based interactive Professional Development Modules and Webinars that teach educators how the brain learns, how a growth mindset promotes student motivation and achievement, and how to support this mindset in their students; an online Growth Mindset Toolkit with resources for teachers and students to use in the classroom; and an online professional learning community where educators can share questions, experiences, ideas, tools and strategies with colleagues and experts in the field. We will implement the platform in pilot schools, and evaluate its impact on teacher practices and student motivation and achievement.
Products
The Growth Mindset Learning Platform will consist of interactive multimedia applications for students and teachers, a resource bank, the Toolkit, with materials created by and for educators and students to put a growth mindset into practice, expert-led webinars, and an online community for growth mindset educators.
Principal Investigator
Lisa Sorich Blackwell
Award Period
2 ½ years
Award Amount
$849,473
FAQs
A growth mindset teaches students to ask for help and work with others to create a positive outcome. Foster this by developing cooperative exercises that encourage students to work together to solve the problems they face.
How to create a growth mindset culture? ›
How to Develop a Growth Mindset Culture
- Foster a learning environment.
- Promote and hire based on growth potential, as well as achievements.
- Champion collaboration and teamwork.
- Destigmatize failure and use it as a tool.
- Raise diverse, underrepresented, and junior voices.
- Build mentorship programs.
Therefore, as an instructor, it is important that you model a growth mindset in the classroom.
- Normalize the experience of mistakes and failure. ...
- Praise student effort and use of study strategies, rather than intelligence. ...
- Teach students that feedback is an important part of the learning process.
Examples of Growth Mindset
- Embracing Challenges. ...
- Persistence and Effort. ...
- Seeking Feedback. ...
- Learning from Failure. ...
- Openness to Learning. ...
- Emphasizing Process Over Outcome. ...
- Resilience and Adaptability. ...
- Inspiring Others.
Those with growth mindsets embrace challenges, persist through obstacles, learn from criticism, and are inspired by the success of others. With the growth mindset, we can acknowledge our failures and find inspiration to keep improving.
How can we create a culture to inspire growth? ›
- 1 Define your vision and values. The first step to building a culture of growth is to define your vision and values. ...
- 2 Hire for fit and potential. ...
- 3 Provide learning opportunities. ...
- 4 Foster a feedback culture. ...
- 5 Celebrate achievements and failures. ...
- 6 Empower your employees. ...
- 7 Here's what else to consider.
6 Ways to Nurture a Growth Mindset in the Young People You Care About
- Talk about the brain. ...
- Embrace mistakes as opportunities to learn. ...
- Understand how emotions affect learning. ...
- Harness the power of "yet". ...
- Praise wisely. ...
- Seek out challenges.
How To Develop A Growth Mindset Step By Step
- Recognize Fixed Mindset Traps. ...
- Embrace Challenges. ...
- Don't Fear Failure. ...
- Value Effort. ...
- Continue To Learn. ...
- Cultivate Persistence. ...
- Seek Out Constructive Feedback. ...
- Surround Yourself With Growth-Minded People.
In contrast, students with a growth mindset are more resilient. They tend to see mistakes as a chance to grow and seek out challenges as a way to build their brain power.
What do students who hold a growth mindset believe? ›
A growth mindset is the belief that personal characteristics, such as intellectual abilities, can be developed, and a fixed mindset is the belief that these characteristics are fixed and unchangeable (Dweck, 1999; Dweck & Leggett, 1988; Yeager & Dweck, 2012).
Teachers help students develop and grow into well-rounded young adults. They help children learn how to socialize appropriately and demonstrate respect. The social and emotional learning that takes place in the classroom is critical for an individual's future.
What is a good sentence for growth mindset? ›
Example 1:
Growth Mindset: I can improve my skills with effort and practice. Tip: Ask children if they have ever struggled to master a skill, and then improved over time.
What is a growth mindset answer? ›
People who have a growth mindset believe that even if they struggle with certain skills, their abilities aren't set in stone. They think that with work, their skills can improve over time. People with the opposite belief — that abilities are what they are and won't change — have a fixed mindset.
Do growth mindset interventions impact students academic achievement? ›
After conducting rigorous statistical controls, the researchers found that, among lower-achieving students, the growth mindset intervention improved grades and increased student enrollment in advanced mathematics courses more than the control intervention did.
How does mindset influence children's achievement? ›
Dweck coined the terms fixed mindset and growth mindset to describe the underlying beliefs people have about learning and intelligence. When students believe they can get smarter, they understand that effort makes them stronger. Therefore they put in extra time and effort, and that leads to higher achievement.
How does growth mindset help learning? ›
When students adopt a growth mindset, they view challenges as ways of progressing toward their desired outcomes. Students who believe they can develop their talents and abilities see roadblocks and critical feedback as methods to gather information they could use to help themselves learn.
How can you use a growth mindset to celebrate achievements growth or wins? ›
Practicing gratitude plays a big role in cultivating a positive and growth-oriented mindset. Acknowledging the good around us, appreciating the small wins, and being thankful for the leaps we make in our journey. When we practice gratitude, we're building a strong foundation for positivity and personal development.
