Growth mindset in the maths classroom: a key to teachers’ well-being and effectiveness

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Anat Shoshani
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Growth Mindset

Developing learning at St Mary’s secondary school, UK

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Lambert
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Gradual Process ◽  
Catholic Secondary School

This article summarises the actions taken by a Catholic secondary school in England to improve the learning, motivation and well-being of its students. It describes the theories of mindset, as proposed by Dweck (2006); aspects of self-determination, as described by Kasser and Ryan (1993) ; and intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation, as detailed by Vansteenkiste et al. (2006) . This paper also refers to the theory of visible learning by John Hattie (2012) and describes the actions taken by the school to embed the principles of mindset and the outcomes of this intervention. The implementation of mindset was a gradual process, in which the headteacher targeted two year groups in the school to launch the ideas. In parallel, he trialled the principles in the maths classes that he taught. His experience is described in the evaluation 2009–10 (see Addendum 1). Furthermore, the school carried out much work on the nature of praise and how this can improve students’ motivation and encourage a ‘growth mindset’. This led to the grade descriptors for interim school reports being changed to reflect this new emphasis. Students themselves revised these descriptors to make them more student-friendly and to provide them with clear statements about how to improve.

Growth mindset of socioeconomic status boosts subjective well-being: A longitudinal study

2021 ◽  
Vol 168 ◽  
pp. 110301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Zhao ◽  
Hongfei Du ◽  
Qianfeng Li ◽  
Qinglu Wu ◽  
Peilian Chi
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Subjective Well Being

scholarly journals Consumerism at work and its relationship to employees’ personal goals, self-concept clarity, well-being and growth mindset

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Godlewska-Werner ◽  
Aleksandra Mąkinia ◽  
Anna Maria Zawadzka ◽  
Paulina Falkowska
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Personal Goals

scholarly journals Flourishing Women through Sustainable Tourism Entrepreneurship

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murude Ertac ◽  
Cem Tanova
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Northern Cyprus

As a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, Cyprus must develop a sustainable tourism model. Although the ongoing political problems in Cyprus provide additional challenges, the number and activities of women ecotourism entrepreneurs demonstrated an inspiring growth over the last decade in the northern part of Cyprus. The well-being and flourishing of these women entrepreneurs influence their participation and further involvement in the sector. Psychological empowerment plays a significant role in achieving a flourishing society, and our results reveal that ecotourism can be used to create positive change in women’s lives. We study how the mindsets and flourishing levels of these ecotourism entrepreneurs are related and how empowerment can change the direction of this relationship. Our research model was developed based on the self-Determination theory. Surveys were distributed to 200 women ecotourism entrepreneurs in rural areas of Northern Cyprus. We demonstrate that women who have growth mindsets, i.e., those that believe people’s characteristics such as abilities are not fixed, experience lower levels of flourishing, perhaps contrary to what some might expect. This result may be due to the presence of gender inequality and may be an outcome of living in a region where a frozen conflict places additional external constraints on women entrepreneurs. However, as we predict, psychological empowerment changes the direction of this relationship. When psychological empowerment is high, women with a higher level of growth mindset experience a greater level of flourishing, even in an unfavorable context. This is the first study which analyzes women ecotourism entrepreneurs in Northern Cyprus. Moreover, this is the first study that focuses on the relationship between growth mindset, flourishing and psychological empowerment. The results can be used by governmental and non-governmental organizations as a source in their decision-making processes while managing and coordinating microfinance opportunities for rural development to support women’s empowerment and well-being.

scholarly journals Buffering Academic Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic Related Social Isolation: Grit and Growth Mindset as Protective Factors against the Impact of Loneliness

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Mosanya
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Multiple Regression Model ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Lack Of Control ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The pandemic of the SARS CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19 sickness, constitutes a global challenge to well-being. Positive psychology constructs of grit and growth mindset may offer a solution to this challenge as both are associated with psychological resilience. A growth mindset describes the underlying beliefs people have about the malleability of intelligence, and grit refers to dedication to long-term goals. The present study explored whether such constructs could constitute protective factors against the academic stress associated with loneliness and perceived lack of control among international students (n = 170) during social isolation, induced by COVID-19 restrictions. The results of a hierarchical multiple regression model explained 36% of the variance in academic stress with a perceived lack of control (ß = .53, p < .001) and growth mindset (ß = −.22, p < .001) being significant direct predictors. Moderation analysis explained 17% of the variance and confirmed that a level of dispositional grit moderated the detrimental influence loneliness had on academic stress. Simple slopes analysis revealed a significant effect for moderate (β = .07, p = .01) and high (β = .16, p = .001) levels of grit. Our findings suggest that grit and growth mindset, as dynamic variables, could be taught to students as resilience-building prevention of academic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lastly, our results have shown that parents (37%) and friends (32%) were most frequently identified by students as supporters during the COVID-19 pandemic with minimal reported support from universities (2.5%).

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