Date of Award
10-2-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Mathematics
First Advisor
Todd Frauenholtz
Second Advisor
Heidi Hansen
Third Advisor
Jenna O'Dell
Abstract
Having a growth mindset is crucial to being successful in a mathematics classroom. However, many students believe themselves to be either “mathematics people” or “not mathematics people”. When students believe they are not a mathematics person, they are far less likely to engage in material where they face struggles, and thus they miss out on valuable learning. A review of the literature has show that students have been able to shift their mindset from fixed to growth through a series of interventions. I used a unit in Geometry to see how a growth mindset intervention would affect the mindset of my students and if the students who had a mindset change also saw a growth in their scores from a pre to post unit test.
Recommended Citation
Strauss, Katelyn, "Growth Mindset In The Mathematics Classroom: Studying the Effects of a Growth Mindset Intervention on High School Students in a Geometry Classroom" (2025). Mathematics Graduate Theses. 36.
https://pines.bemidjistate.edu/thesis-math/36
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