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Thursday, 20 October 2022 Successful conclusion of the »Growth Mindset Teaching in (Higher) Education International conference« at UP FAMNIT

On Wednesday, 19 October 2022, the international conference »Growth Mindset Teaching in (Higher) Education« was held at the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies (UP Famnit). The conference was a part of Erasmus+ project GrowthMinds, whose lead partner is UP FAMNIT.

At the event university, primary and secondary school teachers, school counsellors and adult educators had an opportunity to learn about different methods, tools and good practices in teaching students of different majors, as well as to participate in various substantive discussions on the topic of growth mindset.

                 

More about the conference program is available here.

What is a growth mindset and why is it important to develop it in students?

People with a growth mindset believe to a greater extent than those with a fixed mindset that their abilities can change, they are more likely to embrace challenges and persist for longer despite failure. Experience so far shows that the growth mindset of students can be developed in various ways.

Students with a growth mindset seek out better feedback, persist for longer, cope better with transitions, and develop better self-regulation skills. A growth mindset is also associated with well-being, lower stress levels, prosocial behavior and other favorable psychosocial outcomes.

Higher education teachers and others who provide learning experiences for students play an important role in creating a stimulating and inclusive environment for them. Teachers can use different approaches to help their students not only succeed, but also help them believe that their success comes from effort and the use of effective (learning) strategies.

The GrowthMinds project

The two-year GrowthMinds project is led by the Head of the Center for Positive Psychology, Assist. Prof. Kristijan Musek Lešnik and it started on 1 November 2020. The activities directly include university educators and university students as the main target groups.

The project’s lead partner is UP FAMNIT, in collaboration with STEP Inštitut Zavod za psihologijo dela in podjetništvo (Slovenia), Balıkesir University (Turkey), University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu Mureş (Romania) and University of Klagenfurt (Austria).

GwowtMinds is co-financed by the European Union under the Erasmus+ KA203 programme.