Dweck, C.S. (2006). Mindset. New York: Random House.
This is her main book that explains growth vs. fixed mindset in detail.
Dweck, C.S. (2006). Mindset. New York: Random House.
This is her main book that explains growth vs. fixed mindset in detail.
It is through effort that people build their abilities and realize their potential.
Effort is the key to success, not only talent. And "talent is nothing without hard work" - Cristiano Ronaldo. Anyone has the potential to do anything, the only thing holding someone back is their mindset.
by the end of the semester the growth-mindset group showed a significant increase in their math grades
This is important because it proves that learning about growth mindset can actually improve grades. And it also proves that there's no such thing as being "math person." Putting effort will allow anyone to be anything they want if they work hard enough for it.
those praised for effort maintained their confidence, their motivation, and their performance
This shows how praising someone for their efforts rather than their "intelligence" then they'd choose to actually go through the efforts of failing to get better. Further increasing their confidence and motivation to push forward and grow.
Next, we found that students with the two mindsets had radically different beliefs about effort.
This shows that mindset of people can hold them back as usually a person with a growth mindset tends to be on the correct side. They are usually also straightforward and believe if you work hard for something you will accomplish it. While on the other hand someone with a fixed mindset believes that no matter how hard you work for something then it means you didn't have the ability to do it, and that it should come naturally.