My driving question is: What is the relationship between growth mindset and goal setting? While this specific question doesn't have any published information out there, many well-known scholars and researchers study various components related to these topics.
Jo Boaler is a major researcher, speaker and writer in the area of mindset in relation to mathematics. Her research is most closely related to mine, as I will be studying the effects of growth mindset and goal setting in relation to student math scores. She is known for helping kids achieve high levels of thinking in math, especially those who didn't believe that they could. She has run camps for students, has a website with activities and courses for students and teachers to use to improve the way they think about and approach math. Here is Jo Boaler's website full of resources: youcubed.org. Carol Dweck has been a leader in the research regarding growth mindset. Like Jo Boaler, she is associated with Stanford University. Her studies focused on achievement and success, and she has challenged some of the traditional methods parents and teachers use to praise kids. She has found that when students are praised for their effort rather than how smart they are- they are more willing to take on challenging tasks. She has found that especially low- achieving students are greatly impacted when teachers implement mindset strategies. They have been shown to raise their grades dramatically when they experience this type of intervention. Here is Carol Dweck giving a TED talk on the power of mindset. John Hattie studied the effect size of various influencers on achievement. I am going to focus on his study of "Self-Reported Grades" because it closely relates to goal setting. This was the number one influencer on learning when he first did this study in 2008. Since then, he has added "Teacher Estimates of Achievement" to his study-which ended up in first place, and relates to mindset, and "Collective Teacher Efficacy" in 2nd place, leaving "Self- Reported grades as the third most effective influencer in 2015. Here is an interactive graph showing Hattie's findings.
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Jeff Albertazzi
10/23/2017 09:13:47 pm
Growth mindset is huge to be a lifelong learner and translates to any content. I am to looking at Hattie and student clarity on learning intentions and success criteria and having students monitor their progress in their learning. I keep coming back to you doing this with the younger kids and how that will set them up for success in Middle school and high school
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AuthorKayla Bryant is an elementary school teacher in Napa, CA. This year she teaches a 2/3 combo class. She keeps a journal with funny quotes from her students, and enjoys learning and laughing alongside them. Some of her main educational interests are related to goal setting, growth mindset, and creativity. Archives
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