Instruments to Measure Elementary Student Mindsets about Smartness and Failure in General and with Respect to Engineering

Autor/inn/en	Lottero-Perdue, Pamela S.; Lachapelle, Cathy P.
Titel	Instruments to Measure Elementary Student Mindsets about Smartness and Failure in General and with Respect to Engineering
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 7 (2019) 2, S.197-214 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2147-611X
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Grade 5; Student Attitudes; Intelligence; Failure; Engineering; Test Validity; Cognitive Ability; Measurement Techniques + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Schülerverhalten; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Maschinenbau; Testvalidität; Denkfähigkeit; Messtechnik
Abstract	The aim of this study was to assess evidence for the validity of General Mindset (GM) and Engineering Mindset (EM) surveys that we developed for fifth-grade students (ages 10-11). In both surveys, we used six items to measure student mindset to determine if it was more fixed (presuming intelligence is fixed and failure is a sign that one is not smart enough) or more growth-minded (presuming one can become smarter and that failures are signals to improve) (Dweck, 1986). We administered surveys to 2473 fifth-grade students (ages 10-11) who learned one or two engineering units during one academic year. Using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) then Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), we identified a single factor for each survey. We assert that there is strong evidence for the validity of using the GM or EM survey with students ages 10-11. The EM survey should be given after students have engaged in engineering classwork in school. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology. Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Kelesoglu Education Faculty, Meram, Konya, 42090, Turkey. e-mail: ijermst@gmail.com; Web site: http://ijemst.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01