GROWTH, FIXED, AND MIXED MINDSETS MINDSET SYSTEM PROFILES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND THEIR ROLE IN ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT

• Published in: Studies in second language acquisition Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 607 - 632
• Main Authors: Lou, Nigel Mantou, Chaffee, Kathryn Everhart, Noels, Kimberly A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Cambridge University Press 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Achievement Need; Anxiety; Beliefs; Classrooms; College Students; Educational objectives; Emotional Response; Epistemology; Goal Orientation; High School Students; Intelligence; Language; Language Aptitude; Language Arts; Language Proficiency; Learner Engagement; Learning; Learning Processes; Literature Reviews; Meta Analysis; Path Analysis; Persistence; Profiles; Psychological Patterns; Researchers; Scientific Principles; Second language instruction; Second Language Learning; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Students; World Views

Language learners’ mindsets–their beliefs about whether language is a fixed aptitude that is immutable or a malleable capacity that can be developed–are associated with achievement goals, language-use anxiety, reappraisals of challenges, and persistence. This study integrates these mindset-related c...