Education Dive – Erin McIntyre
“Hard scientific data about cognitive brain function that further defines the concepts of growth and fixed mindsets will be welcomed by educators, who have long used the terms to describe variant learning styles. Christine Hertz, a co-author of the book “A Mindset for Learning: Teaching the Traits of Joyful, Independent, Growth,” recently told Education Dive that after reading Mindset by Carol Dweck, she “realized that her theory and research – the difference between a fixed and growth mindset – could be the answer to our attempt to redefine “college and career ready … ” Dweck told Education Week that she found the new Stanford data “very, very exciting.” The new study backs up pre-existing research on the same subject. “A study found that teachers that valued multiple strategies for solving problems over speed or memorization were more likely to cultivate a growth mindset in students.”(more)