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An exploratory study of the behaviors that communicate perceived instructor mindset beliefs in college STEM classrooms

Teaching and Teacher Education, 2022
College students’ perceptions of their instructors’ mindset beliefs predict their motivation, engagement, and performance in those instructors’ classes; however, little is known about how instructor behavior informs these perceptions. The purpose of the present paper is to illuminate behavioral themes that signal to undergraduate students their STEM ...
Mary C Murphy, Elizabeth A Canning, Katherine Muenks   +2 more
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A Learning Strategy Intervention to Promote Self-Regulation, Growth Mindset, and Performance in Introductory Mathematics Courses [PDF]

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
This study investigates the effectiveness of integrating explicit learning-strategy instruction into gatekeeper mathematics courses to foster a math growth mindset, self-regulated learning (SRL), and improved academic performance among underrepresented ...
Sayed A. Mostafa, Kalynda Smith, Katrina Nelson, Tamer Elbayoumi, Chinedu Nzekwe   +4 more
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Student perceptions of alternative grading strategies in the biology classroom [PDF]

Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
There is a need to provide more case studies of alternative grading strategies in the biology education literature and report on student perceptions of these strategies.
Jacob J. Adler, Lauren E. Stoczynski
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An undergraduate biology pedagogy course curriculum for instructional apprentices [PDF]

Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Undergraduate instructional apprentices, which include undergraduate teaching assistants, learning assistants, or supplemental instruction tutors, must develop skills in facilitating student discussions while ideally gaining a deeper understanding of how
Clara L. Meaders, Erilynn T. Heinrichsen, Lisa McDonnell, Melinda T. Owens, Jim Cooke, Stanley M. Lo   +5 more
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Comparing STEM and Non-STEM Instructor Motivation Suggests Directions for STEM Education Innovations

Education Sciences
This study compares the motivation and teaching practices of STEM and non-STEM instructors with the aim of discovering factors that may contribute to and can be applied to improve the retention and persistence of STEM students in higher education ...
Robert S Bledsoe, Deborah Richardson
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Students Who Perceive Instructors to Have a Fixed Mindset Report a Greater Sense of Academic Misfit That Leads to Lower Chemistry Grades. [PDF]

J Chem Educ
Student mindset beliefs about the malleability of intelligence have been linked to student outcomes. However, recent meta-analyses showed mixed findings on how student mindset impacts their outcomes depending on the environment and context, such as the mindset that the instructor projects in the classroom.
Kattoum RN, Montenegro-Montenegro E, Baillie MT.   +2 more
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Towards Fostering Growth Mindset Classrooms: Identifying Teaching Behaviors that Signal Instructors’ Fixed and Growth Mindsets Beliefs to Students

Social Psychology of Education, 2022
Students who perceive their instructors to endorse growth (vs. fixed) mindset beliefs report better classroom experiences (e.g., greater belonging, fewer evaluative concerns) and, in turn, engage in more behaviors that promote academic success (e.g., class attendance and engagement). Although many instructors personally endorse growth (vs.
Kathryn M. Kroeper, Audrey C. Fried, Mary C. Murphy   +2 more
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The Mathematical Mindsets and Mathematical Identities Revealed in Social Media Discourse

Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2021
Mathematics problems are shared rapidly across all social media platforms, and the relative anonymity granted to users can lead to unfiltered discourse.
Kimberly Barba
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Student perceptions of instructor mindset are associated with undergraduate academic performance

, 2022
A growth mindset of intelligence reflects the belief that intelligence is malleable. We propose that how students perceive the mindset beliefs of their professors—through verbal and nonverbal cues present in the classroom—might be a strong predictor of student academic performance.
Matthew H. Kim, Jaeyun Han, Kristen Buford, Jennifer Osterhage, Ellen L. Usher   +4 more
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Views of Struggling Students from Historically Excluded Groups on Academic Success and Instructor Support

Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 2023
This qualitative case study explored the perceptions of struggling students who identified as first-generation, low-income, and/or Students of Color (i.e., Historically Excluded Groups), and their beliefs about success, struggle, and characteristics of ...
Amy Collins-Warfield, Jera Niewoehner-Green, Scott Scheer, Kristen Mills   +3 more
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