Authors :
Tanamin Sithsetthakool; Teepakorn Keawumdee
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 5 - May
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6642308
Abstract :
Nowadays, there are various ways to praise a
child, which vary from family to family. Thus, it can affect
a child's mindset. Parental Praise can be classified into
two types: Process Praise, which is praised for the effort
that is put into accomplish a task, and the other type is
Person Praise which is praised for the ability to
accomplish a task. A person's mindset is the set of mental
attitudes held by someone who performs their skills and
abilities, which can be classified into two types: a fixed
mindset, in which both skills and abilities are innate and
cannot be improved; and the other type is a growth
mindset, in which both skills and abilities can be
developed through learning, experience, and effort.
Therefore, the purpose of this research is to investigate
the causal relationship between Person Praise and Process
Praise and Dweck’s Mindset Theory. An online
questionnaire with 12 closed-ended statements based on a
5-Likert scale was developed, representing Person Praise
and Parental Praise influencing characteristics of the two
mindset types. A total of 150 voluntary responses were
received. The analysis supported the theoretical
frameworks that there was a moderate positive
correlation between compliments on effort and a growth
mindset (r = 0.56). However, this research showed that
there was no correlation between a process praise and a
fixed mindset. Based on this research, there is liable to
have a improvable characteristics, there needs to have a
presence of process praise and supportive environmental
for their effort. Thus, we should focus on praising on
children on effort more than intelligence, in order to
encourage them to seek out challenges and the
opportunity to develop skills and abilities that they are
really interested in. In conclusion a children with a
process praise would likely tohave a better learning
performance.
Keywords :
Person Praise; Parental Praise; Fixed mindset; Growth mindset; Learning performance.
Nowadays, there are various ways to praise a
child, which vary from family to family. Thus, it can affect
a child's mindset. Parental Praise can be classified into
two types: Process Praise, which is praised for the effort
that is put into accomplish a task, and the other type is
Person Praise which is praised for the ability to
accomplish a task. A person's mindset is the set of mental
attitudes held by someone who performs their skills and
abilities, which can be classified into two types: a fixed
mindset, in which both skills and abilities are innate and
cannot be improved; and the other type is a growth
mindset, in which both skills and abilities can be
developed through learning, experience, and effort.
Therefore, the purpose of this research is to investigate
the causal relationship between Person Praise and Process
Praise and Dweck’s Mindset Theory. An online
questionnaire with 12 closed-ended statements based on a
5-Likert scale was developed, representing Person Praise
and Parental Praise influencing characteristics of the two
mindset types. A total of 150 voluntary responses were
received. The analysis supported the theoretical
frameworks that there was a moderate positive
correlation between compliments on effort and a growth
mindset (r = 0.56). However, this research showed that
there was no correlation between a process praise and a
fixed mindset. Based on this research, there is liable to
have a improvable characteristics, there needs to have a
presence of process praise and supportive environmental
for their effort. Thus, we should focus on praising on
children on effort more than intelligence, in order to
encourage them to seek out challenges and the
opportunity to develop skills and abilities that they are
really interested in. In conclusion a children with a
process praise would likely tohave a better learning
performance.
Keywords :
Person Praise; Parental Praise; Fixed mindset; Growth mindset; Learning performance.
