“Several years later I developed a broader theory of what separates the two general classes of learners-helpless versus mastery-oriented. I realized that these different types of students not only explain their failures differently, but they also hold different “theories” of intelligence ” (Carol S Dweck, Scientific American Mind - November 28, 2007)
The author explains the differences between how students approach their knowledge. This is an important passage because it explains the student’s mindset of how they think of themselves and of their academic encounters. Fixed mind-sets can cause issues for children, but can also be caused from how a child was raised. A growth mind-set is much more effective and any student can learn how to have a growth mind-set.
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