Why a Growth Mindset Fuels Learning and Progress (Full Transcript)
[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Their growth mindset, that psychological concept that psychologist Carol Dweck coined about basically believing that through effort and education you can improve at something. That's that growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset really believing, you know, your attributes, your trajectory are fixed and there's nothing that you can do that will change that or improve that. With a growth mindset you believe that your effort and your education really can make a difference and I think that's a big part of it.
- A growth mindset frames skills and abilities as developable through practice and learning.
- A fixed mindset assumes traits and outcomes are largely unchangeable.
- Beliefs about change and learning can influence motivation and persistence.