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Children's theories of intelligence: beliefs, goals, and motivation in the elementary years.(Report)
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The Journal of General Psychology
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July 1, 2007
- Author:
- Kinlaw, C. Ryan; Kurtz-Costes, Beth
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The authors tested a developmental model of children's theories about intelligence in kindergarten, second grade, and fourth grade children by using paper-and-pencil maze tasks. Older children were more likely than younger children to espouse learning goals (e.g., that they preferred difficult mazes to improve their skill), and less likely to espouse performance goals (e.g., that they preferred easy mazes to be successful). Children in all 3 age groups reported stronger beliefs in the malleability of intelligence than the stability of intelligence In general, the results supported the authors' hypotheses about developmental change in children's theory-like conceptions of intelligence: ...
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