Abstract
This study utilized a brief online growth mindset intervention to promote students’ cognitive, academic and behavioural skill development. It explored the strategies developed by Dweck and colleagues to promote a growth mindset in university students. There were 120 university students who participated in this study and were randomly divided into two groups: one group primed with a growth mindset while the other primed with a fixed mindset. Participants who underwent the growth mindset intervention showed a significant increase in their growth mindset and a significant decrease in the fixed mindset, indicating that the positive impact of the growth mindset. Their mastery approach and academic resilience scores also improved significantly. Implications of this study were discussed and recommendations were suggested for applied education research and future studies.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Transforming Teaching and Learning in Higher Education |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Chronicle of Research and Development in a Singaporean Context |
| Publisher | Springer Singapore |
| Pages | 73-90 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811549809 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789811549793 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Social Sciences
Keywords
- Academic resilience
- Fixed
- Growth mindset
- Intervention
- Mastery