Using Praise to Enhance Student Resilience and Learning

Teachers can help students develop healthy views of intelligence by being mindful of how they offer students praise. This module provides educators with research-based practices that can help foster growth mindsets in students. It includes a brief overview of the research on growth and fixed mindsets, do's and don'ts for student praise, strategies for encouraging growth mindsets in students, and answers to frequently asked questions.

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• Discuss how to use praise in the classroom that fosters a constructive mindset.
• Describe why using process praise is beneficial for students.
• Distinguish between praise that fosters a growth mindset and praise that undermines a growth mindset.
• Discuss the way a teachers own mindset has implications for how they treat their students.
• Identify fixed and growth mindsets in students.