APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
A Strategic Mindset Inclines Students to Attribute Setbacks to Poor Strategy-Use Rather Than Low Ability
- Xi Hui Chua
National University of Singapore - Xiang Ling Ong
National University of Singapore - Patricia Chen
National University of Singapore
Abstract
Individual differences in how students interpret and react to setbacks can shape their academic trajectories. Using two correlational studies and an experiment, we investigated how a strategic mindset oriented students toward more adaptive interpretations of setbacks—construing setbacks as a sign of poor strategy-use rather than lack of innate ability.
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