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Summary Of The Perils And Promises Of Praise Carol Dewck

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In Carol S. Dewck’s article “The Perils and Promises of Praise,” she shares her research on how to praise students correctly while helping them become motivated learners. She believes that most educators hold two beliefs (1) praising students builds motivation to learn, and (2) Students inherent intelligence. As a psychologist for 35 years, Dweck has studied student motivation looking at thousands of children. Asking questions like why some like learning and why they are able to overcome obstacles, she learned a great deal. Praise is linked to how students view their intelligence. Students with a fixed mind-set care how they will be judged smart or not. The reject opportunities that will help them learn if they might fail and when they make

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