Academic and personal behaviors worksheet

The organization "DoSomething.org" gives young people the opportunity to actively participate in a social justice project. Students browse through a list of campaigns, public education and activism projects, then enroll. Once they have finished a campaign, students submit a photo or video to prove they completed the required steps, which makes them...

Three decades have passed since the Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck and others first linked students' motivation to the way they perceived intelligence. Students who believe intelligence or skill can be improved by effort and experimentation—what Dweck calls a "growth mindset"—seek challenges, learn from mistakes, and keep faith in the...

In this article, Carol Dweck and David Yeager, leading researchers on student motivation, review research demonstrating the impact of students' mindsets on their resilience in the face of academic and social challenges. They demonstrate that students who believe - or are taught - that intellectual abilities are qualities that can be developed (as o...