In an article entitled The Secret to Raising Smart Kids, Dweck states that success is determined by the process or strategies a person applies instead of intelligence or talent. In the article, he expounds two types of mindset - fixed mindset and growth mindset. Growth mindset means that students know that they need to work strenuously to achieve success while on the other hand fixed mindset students believes that intelligence is a fixed trait and they cannot change it, if a person is smart they can do anything. Students with fixed mindset think that they were born smart and do not have to do anything to improve themselves. On the contrary, growth mindset students believe that they need to work hard and put effort to gain success. The study
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Based on scientific research in the article school should change the policy to improve the intelligence and success of their students. “I am smart” sticker is not praising but setting a fixed mindset for student and they are believing that they are smart. When they are performing well on the test they get a sticker, but once they encounter difficult problems they give up and result in failure. Instead of praising them by telling them they are smart, schools should give them stickers that appreciate their hard work and which keeps them continue to challenge themselves by attempting difficult problems. In the article, it states we should teach students to have a growth mindset so they can focus on the process and effective strategies, so they can perform well in school and later on in their …show more content…
For example, a teacher can make a circle and ask a student who got a good grade in the test by asking them how did they studied?, how much time they put in it?, and other strategies they used to be successful. It will not just praise their intelligence but it will help them focus on the processes and hard work they put in for the test. Additionally, it will help other students to comprehend the strategies they can apply next time to be successful. Intelligence is something that can be learn by processes and strategies. Once the student work on a task without giving up and thought that they can overcome any challenges that will come up, it will lead them to a growth
Based on scientific research in the article school should change the policy to improve the intelligence and success of their students. “I am smart” sticker is not praising but setting a fixed mindset for student and they are believing that they are smart. When they are performing well on the test they get a sticker, but once they encounter difficult problems they give up and result in failure. Instead of praising them by telling them they are smart, schools should give them stickers that appreciate their hard work and which keeps them continue to challenge themselves by attempting difficult problems. In the article, it states we should teach students to have a growth mindset so they can focus on the process and effective strategies, so they can perform well in school and later on in their …show more content…
For example, a teacher can make a circle and ask a student who got a good grade in the test by asking them how did they studied?, how much time they put in it?, and other strategies they used to be successful. It will not just praise their intelligence but it will help them focus on the processes and hard work they put in for the test. Additionally, it will help other students to comprehend the strategies they can apply next time to be successful. Intelligence is something that can be learn by processes and strategies. Once the student work on a task without giving up and thought that they can overcome any challenges that will come up, it will lead them to a growth