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Skipper, Yvonne; Douglas, Karen – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Background: According to Dweck and colleagues, praise can be delivered using person ("you are clever") or process terms ("you worked hard"). Research suggests that giving people process praise after success can help them deal better with subsequent failures because it attributes outcomes to effort rather than fixed ability.…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Control Groups, Student Attitudes, Positive Reinforcement