Be honest. Do you really think changing your mindset can change your grades for the better? Why or why not?
I believe it can because when your mind is not limited to one kind of mind state "passing or failing" you are able to go above and beyond more.
Final Reflection.
After listing to Carol Dweck's article on her study of mindsets I believe the findings in the experiment are credible. The study was to find out if the mindset connects with grades and the hypothesis was that the 7th grade students with a growth mindset will obtain higher grades than the students with the fixed mindsets. In order to find out which student's in the 7th grade had a growth or fixed mindset they were given a test to determine if they believe that they are born with a certain amount of intelligence or if intelligence is gained throughout learning. During the experiment the students with the growth mindset received higher grades while the students with a fixed mindset grades decreased. Based on their findings they decided to create two workshops for the students. One was to teach the students how to study better and the second was to teach the students that they are in charge of their own intellectual growth. The fixed mindsets students with decreasing grades started to receive higher grades after taking the workshops and motivating themselves to work harder. Overall this study showed that having a growth mindset can improve your grades.
Really well-organized summary, but your reporting of the results are a little confusing. The study compared fixed mindset students who received training in mindset to fixed mindset students who only received training in good study habits. The students who were trained on growth mindset saw an improvement in their grades compared to the other group.
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