IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

Why Our Words Matter: Promoting a Growth Mindset in Online Graduate Courses

Why Our Words Matter: Promoting a Growth Mindset in Online Graduate Courses
View Sample PDF
Author(s): Elodie J. Jones (Fort Hays State University, USA)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 15
Source title: Dynamic Curriculum Development and Design Strategies for Effective Online Learning in Higher Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kelley Walters (Western Governors University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8646-7.ch004

Purchase

View Why Our Words Matter: Promoting a Growth Mindset in Online Graduate Courses on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

Research concerning the growth mindset utilized when evaluating academic persistence, Yeager states, “... to achieve, we need more than inborn ability—we need the right mindset. He [Yeager] studies how students and adults feel they belong and are respected, that their work is relevant and purposeful, and that they can overcome setbacks and continue to improve” (Mills). Through Yeager's combined research with other growth mindsets researchers such as Carol Dweck and Angela Duckworth, their findings point to the idea that students must be allowed to explore, reflect, and create a level of self-awareness in their abilities to flourish while confronted by challenges to feed the growth mindset. How does one create this environment within an online graduate course? How can graduate students be pushed for rigor but allowed to be learners and explorers through rigorous graduate coursework?

Related Content

Carolyne Nekesa Obonyo. © 2024. 30 pages.
Darina M. Slattery. © 2024. 19 pages.
Derrick Raphael Pacheco, Brittany Devies. © 2024. 24 pages.
Yakkala B. V. L. Pratyusha, Bindi Varghese. © 2024. 19 pages.
Daniel Otieno. © 2024. 12 pages.
Youmei Liu. © 2024. 27 pages.
Kathleen O'Brien. © 2024. 36 pages.
Body Bottom