Dwexks Theory Flashcards

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Fixed mindset at school

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Concerned with looking intelligent

Avoid doing things that are challenging and could potentially cause them to fail

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Growth mindset at school

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Effort and practice makes improvement

Setbacks are challenges

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Praise for effort vs intelligence

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Intelligence- value performance
Leads to fixed mindset

Effort- leads to growth mindset

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Criticism

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Places failure firmly in the student. If they fail it’s because they have a fixed mindset. It fails to take into accounts external circumstances

Theory was challenged on a large scale. The EEF funded research into growth mindset in the uk. Results showed that there weren’t significant differences in maths and English compared to the control group

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