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Growth Mindset Language And Literacy In The Kindergarten Classroom, Kari Helfinstine

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations

This capstone addresses the following research question: How can using growth mindset language impact students’ beliefs about their literacy ability in Kindergarten? It follows one teacher’s experience with teaching and modeling growth mindset language to a classroom of Kindergarten students. The author examines the research around the growth mindset philosophy (Dweck, 2006) and the benefits of using growth mindset language with students. This qualitative study examines how using growth mindset feedback with students affects their ability to believe in themselves as a literacy learner. Data for the study includes a pre and post interview with participants and observation data. The …