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Abstract
This article examines how school children and adolescents (N = 607) perceive the nature of talent development.More particularly
it is investigated whether students perceive intelligence and giftedness as developing or as inherent and how students’ perspectives
on talent development are related to their learning outcomes. Participants were students in elementary (N = 200), lower secondary
(N = 256), and upper secondary school (N = 151). The results showed that students perceived the nature of intelligence as
more malleable than giftedness. Along with this domain-specific variance, there were also age and gender related differences in
students’ perceptions. By examining the relation between implicit beliefs and students’ academic achievements, it was found that
growth-oriented views about intelligence, but fixed ideas about giftedness, indicated higher math grades.The results suggest that the
relationship between implicit beliefs and academic outcomes might not be as straightforward as previous studies have suggested.
it is investigated whether students perceive intelligence and giftedness as developing or as inherent and how students’ perspectives
on talent development are related to their learning outcomes. Participants were students in elementary (N = 200), lower secondary
(N = 256), and upper secondary school (N = 151). The results showed that students perceived the nature of intelligence as
more malleable than giftedness. Along with this domain-specific variance, there were also age and gender related differences in
students’ perceptions. By examining the relation between implicit beliefs and students’ academic achievements, it was found that
growth-oriented views about intelligence, but fixed ideas about giftedness, indicated higher math grades.The results suggest that the
relationship between implicit beliefs and academic outcomes might not be as straightforward as previous studies have suggested.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 4162957 |
| Journal | Education Research International |
| Volume | 2017 (2017) |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISSN | 2090-4002 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Fields of Science
- 516 Educational sciences
Projects
- 1 Active
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CoPErNicus: Changing Mindsets about Learning: Connecting Psychological, Educational, and Neuroscientific Evidence (CoPErNicus)
Tirri, K. (Project manager), Kuusisto, E. (Participant), Laine, S. (Participant), Rissanen, I. (Participant), Zhang, J. (Participant), Niikko, M. (Participant), Ronkainen, R. (Participant), Seitamaa, A. (Participant), Puusepp, I. (Participant), Huotilainen, M. (Participant), Kujala, T. (Participant), Linnavalli, T. (Participant), Levinthal de Oliveira Lim, C. (Participant), Jääskö-Santala, K. (Participant) & Billington, M. P. (Participant)
01/09/2010 → …
Project: Research project
Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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Estonian and Finnish 4th grade students’ mindsets about intelligence
Kuusisto, E. (Speaker), Aus, K. (Speaker), Arro, G. (Speaker) & Tirri, K. (Speaker)
12 Aug 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation