Mindset Kit | Praise the Process, Not the Person

Number of Lessons 3

Designed For Teachers

Time to Complete 12 min

Never say you're smart

See how process praise leads to challenge-seeking and increased performance.

Praising the process: See it in action

Watch a first grade teacher give her students process praise.

Do's and don'ts of praise

See examples of how to turn person praise into process praise.

Grow your brain.

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Praise the Process, Not the Person

Modify your language to focus on the process instead of the person. Praise students when they work hard to accomplish a difficult task.

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Pay attention to the feedback you give students daily and give each student a growth mindset message each day

"Carol Dweck Revisits the 'Growth Mindset,'" via Education Week

In this article, Carol Dweck reflects on the "false growth mindset" and on common misconceptions about praising students.

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