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Direct linkJiahuan Zhang; Yaping Liu; Choo Mui Cheong – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Growth mindset (GM) theory conceptualizes that one's ability can be improved with effort (Dweck, Self-theories: Their role in motivation, personality, and development, Taylor & Francis, 1999) from a social-cognitive perspective. Self-determination theory (SDT) emphasizes the motivational source of learning, i.e. autonomous motivation (AM) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Beliefs, Student Motivation
Download full textLi, Yongyan – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2013
Reporting a case study of two high-achieving Chinese students studying at a university in Hong Kong, this paper presents evidence that poses an anti-thesis to the stereotypes of first year university students as holding naïve beliefs about learning and of "Chinese learners" as lacking in critical thinking. Many studies have examined…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Achievement, Stereotypes, Critical Thinking
