Using a Growth Mindset to Improve Certification Scores
Track
Research Proposal / Learning Theories and Pedagogy
Abstract
Currently, this is little research that determines if teaching college students about a growth mindset can improve scores on certification tests. This mixed methods study was designed to determine if informing college students about a growth mindset can improve their perceptions of themselves and therefore increase their practice certification test scores. Data collection included PPR practice test scores, two questionnaires, and a mind-set quiz for a control group, an experimental group, and a comparison group. The results of this study suggest that students who participated in the mindset workshop improved their practice test scores more than those who did not.
Session Format
Presentation Session
Location
Room 1
Publication Type and Release Option
Event
Recommended Citation
Divoll, Kent and Thomas, shalyse, "Using a Growth Mindset to Improve Certification Scores" (2017). SoTL Commons Conference. 22.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2017/22
Using a Growth Mindset to Improve Certification Scores
Room 1
Currently, this is little research that determines if teaching college students about a growth mindset can improve scores on certification tests. This mixed methods study was designed to determine if informing college students about a growth mindset can improve their perceptions of themselves and therefore increase their practice certification test scores. Data collection included PPR practice test scores, two questionnaires, and a mind-set quiz for a control group, an experimental group, and a comparison group. The results of this study suggest that students who participated in the mindset workshop improved their practice test scores more than those who did not.
