What is Growth Mindset

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The belief that a person’s talents and abilities can be improved upon with consistent, sustained and targeted effort. Learn more in: Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose: How Wanderlust Fueled One GATE Teacher's Journey

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A state in which people see “failure” as a learning opportunity and believe that humans can continually learn and grow. Learn more in: Innovation Through Diversity and Inclusion: A Roadmap for Higher Education Information Technology Leaders

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The ability to focus on success while also recognizing failures. Learn more in: Mindset, Decision Making, and Motivation

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The attitude that intelligence is a malleable quality; it has potential that can be developed. Learn more in: An Integral View of Mindfulness Practices and the Perception of Challenge Within a High School Setting

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people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. Brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment ( Dweck, 2015 ). Learn more in: Conceptualizing LEAD: Service Learning Leadership Experience for Student Success

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The belief that performance can be improved through practice, reflection, and effort. Learn more in: Using Technology to Foster Creative and Critical Thinking in the Classroom

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A belief that a student can cultivate and improve cognition and skills through practice. Learn more in: African American Students, Racism, and Academic Injustice: Igniting a FUSE

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The underlying belief that intellect and personality are malleable and can change with hard work, practice, and determination. Learn more in: The Teacher's Role in Personalized Learning

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Growth mindset is a cognitive concept coined by Carol Dweck (2007) . Students with a growth mindset are motivated to “grow their abilities” when learning new content rather than depending on “natural talent” (or feeling limited by a lack of natural talent) in that content area. Students with a growth mindset are better prepared to transfer learned skills and concepts to new learning contexts. Learn more in: The SOAR Strategies for Online Academic Research: Helping Middle School Students Meet New Standards

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The concept that students understand their abilities can be developed. Learn more in: Regionalism: Assessing Students' Academic Resilience Through Reading and Response Activities

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A viewpoint of intelligence and talent in which intelligence and talent are malleable and can change through effort and perseverance. Also referred to as an incremental mindset or malleable mindset. Learn more in: Strategic Use of Mindset and Efficacy Theory

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A positive disposition or belief that we are capable of continual improvement as a result of effort and determination. Learn more in: Fostering Development of 21st Century Competencies and Global Citizenship through Constructivist-Based and Learning-Style Responsive Pedagogy

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Coined by researcher Carol Dweck in 2015, growth mindset it the belief that a person’s most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work and is not determined by intellect or IQ. Learn more in: Precision Education: Engineering Learning, Relevancy, Mindset, and Motivation in Online Environments

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Conceptualized as the perception that abilities are “malleable” rather than fixed characteristics that do not change ( Hochanadel & Finamore, 2015 , p.48). According to Duckworth & Eskreis-Winkler (2013) , embracing a growth mindset is an important component of grit. Learn more in: How Children Fail: Exploring Parent and Family Factors That Foster Grit

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The notion that people can increase their knowledge, intelligence, skills, and talents through strategic effort and persistence (Dweck, 2006). Learn more in: The New Normal: Adult Online Learners

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Implicit theory that highlights that student academic achievement and social resilience is not fixed. In fact, those mindsets are malleable and can improve. Learn more in: Personalized Learning

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The idea that intelligence is not fixed, and can be developed through effort. Learn more in: ILLs for ELLs: Using an Interactive Notebook Strategy to Foster Success for English Language Learners

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The belief that one has the ability to grow their intelligence through learning with purposeful effort, rather than the belief that intelligence is genetic and decided at birth. Learn more in: Mind, Brain, and Education: Using Neuroscience to Teach Students Living in Poverty