Taking a broad theory of people’s attitudes to learning, Mindset will interest those working on education policy. It will also interest professionals who wonder how they can help their pupils reach their potential.
Mindset: the new psychology of success
Character and non-cognitive development
Education theory
Learning styles and cognitive development
Mental health
Pupil development and support
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Synopsis
Mindset follows decades of research on achievement and success, a simple idea that Dweck claims makes all the difference. Dweck challenges the notion that our intelligence is fixed and immutable: she argues it is possible to improve intelligence through individuals’ application and effort.
In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are fixed traits and spend their time documenting their intelligence or talents instead of developing them. People with a fixed mindset believe that talent alone creates success, without effort.
In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work, that brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.
Dweck argues that teaching a growth mindset creates motivation and productivity in the world of business, education, and sport.