Dweck Analysis

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In Dweck article, it explains how students who think one is born smart aren't successful in school because the students stop trying once material becomes too difficult along with looking at effort as looking dumb. In contrast with the kids with a growth mindset believe that they should make an extreme effort to learn and let the good grades that come with studying and trying in a subject. The students who struggle in school eventually begin to give up, look to cheating or avoid the subject altogether, these students have a fixed mindset that keeps them from succeeding in most things in life. The researcher, Dweck, gathered his information by asking students to solve difficult problems and asking these students to voice what they're thinking

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