TY - JOUR
T1 - Mindset, motivation, and teaching practice
T2 - psychology applied to understanding teaching and learning in stem disciplines
AU - Richardson, Deborah South
AU - Bledsoe, Robert S.
AU - Cortez, Zaraly
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 D. S. Richardson et al.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Psychological theories of motivation and performance are relevant to teaching and learn-ing in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The present study applies Dweck’s mindset theory of motivation to an examination of the re-lationship among instructor mindset, instructor motivational attitudes, and the use of ef-fective teaching practices. Faculty members who teach undergraduate courses in STEM disciplines completed a survey designed to assess fixed versus growth mindset, mastery orientation (measures of motivation and efficacy), and teaching practices. Results support-ed a model consistent with Dweck’s theory of motivation, whereby mastery orientation mediates the relationship between instructor mindset and teaching behaviors. It appears that this psychological theory of motivation may be helpful in understanding teaching and learning in STEM disciplines. More research using a variety of measures and teaching con-texts is necessary before full applicability can be realized.
AB - Psychological theories of motivation and performance are relevant to teaching and learn-ing in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The present study applies Dweck’s mindset theory of motivation to an examination of the re-lationship among instructor mindset, instructor motivational attitudes, and the use of ef-fective teaching practices. Faculty members who teach undergraduate courses in STEM disciplines completed a survey designed to assess fixed versus growth mindset, mastery orientation (measures of motivation and efficacy), and teaching practices. Results support-ed a model consistent with Dweck’s theory of motivation, whereby mastery orientation mediates the relationship between instructor mindset and teaching behaviors. It appears that this psychological theory of motivation may be helpful in understanding teaching and learning in STEM disciplines. More research using a variety of measures and teaching con-texts is necessary before full applicability can be realized.
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U2 - 10.1187/cbe.19-11-0238
DO - 10.1187/cbe.19-11-0238
M3 - Article
C2 - 32870090
AN - SCOPUS:85090251161
SN - 1931-7913
VL - 19
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - CBE Life Sciences Education
JF - CBE Life Sciences Education
IS - 3
M1 - ar46
ER -