Quotation In her article, Carol S. Dweck makes the point that “Praising students’ intelligence gives them a short burst of pride, followed by a long string of negative consequences.” (9). I have experienced a similar feeling of satisfaction only to face more difficult tasks in the future. This is something for teachers or even parents to take into consideration on what should be praised about their students to help them become better learners.
Paraphrase of “The Effects of Praise” (paragraph 2,3,4) Carol S. Dweck proves that praising intelligence does not increase motivation to learn. Out of all the studies, they experimented on a diverse group of fifth graders. These fifth graders worked on assignments and some were complimented …show more content…
Seventh graders go through a more difficult phase that deals with a new environment and strict rules. Students that transitioned to seventh grade in a New York City junior high school, whose grades were drastically dropping, were put to the test. The test was to figure out if educating these students on having a growth mindset would increase not only their grades but also their effort. One group was made of students with fixed mindsets while another group was created with growth mindset students. Both of these groups were educated on their memory, saving time, and different ways to study. However, the growth mindset students learned more about the brain and the process towards intelligence. They learned the more they practice working their brain the more easier connections the brain makes. The students then realized intelligence isn't something you just have, it's something you have to grow. These students improved their grades while the control group did not. Since then, they started helping other students have a growth mindset from a program called “Brainology” which reached them more and more about the brain. This was put into 20 more schools in New York and the results were positive. Now, middle schoolers are less worried about being judged and more focused on bettering themselves. (Dweck
Paraphrase of “The Effects of Praise” (paragraph 2,3,4) Carol S. Dweck proves that praising intelligence does not increase motivation to learn. Out of all the studies, they experimented on a diverse group of fifth graders. These fifth graders worked on assignments and some were complimented …show more content…
Seventh graders go through a more difficult phase that deals with a new environment and strict rules. Students that transitioned to seventh grade in a New York City junior high school, whose grades were drastically dropping, were put to the test. The test was to figure out if educating these students on having a growth mindset would increase not only their grades but also their effort. One group was made of students with fixed mindsets while another group was created with growth mindset students. Both of these groups were educated on their memory, saving time, and different ways to study. However, the growth mindset students learned more about the brain and the process towards intelligence. They learned the more they practice working their brain the more easier connections the brain makes. The students then realized intelligence isn't something you just have, it's something you have to grow. These students improved their grades while the control group did not. Since then, they started helping other students have a growth mindset from a program called “Brainology” which reached them more and more about the brain. This was put into 20 more schools in New York and the results were positive. Now, middle schoolers are less worried about being judged and more focused on bettering themselves. (Dweck