The belief that abilities can be developed leads students to success that overshadows the results of children who rely only on natural gifts.
The belief that abilities can be developed leads students to success that overshadows the results of children who rely only on natural gifts. Researchers at Columbia and Stanford Universities (USA), led by psychology professor Carol Dweck, taught a course on learning skills to two groups of 12-year-olds who were doing poorly in math. Children from the first group were additionally told about the unique abilities of the human brain and the fact that our mastery always depends on the effort invested. As a result of the classes, the schoolchildren of this group became more self-confident, their attitude to learning changed dramatically and obvious mathematical successes appeared.