In her
research, Prof Carol Dweck from Stanford University has identified two mindsets
people can have about their abilities and talents (Dweck, 2012). People with a
fixed mindset (entity theory) think that their intelligence level is fixed and
cannot be changed. People with a growth mindset (incremental theory), on the
other hand, think that their intelligence level is not fixed but malleable;
talents are something you can improve and extend through effort, practice, and
sound guidance. What are the implications of these contrasted mindsets?
Dweck and
her colleagues found that those with a growth mindset develop an advantage in
outcomes over time, regardless of the initial ability level, and hypothesized
that this was due to self-regulatory processes engaged (Burnette et al., 2013).
For instance, a growth mindset leads people to set goals that focus on learning
(e.g., mastering the task) rather than performance (e.g., focusing on a test
score as the end state). Although past research concerned school performance in
the main, the mindsets can also influence non-academic outcomes, which is a
rapidly advancing research area.
Therefore,
we will ask, “How can a growth mindset be helpful
in life (beyond school)?”. Choose one non-academic domain in which you think a
growth mindset may be helpful. Present your argument with evidence
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