Marina Krakovsky - The Effort Effect

In a course, Understanding Self-Efficacy, that my colleagues, Elli Stern/Jennifer Wolfrum, and I teach, we ask participants (teachers, counselors, administrators, tutors, nurses, etc.) to get into a group and "become the expert" on an article that we have assigned for homework.  To this end, we then ask the group to construct a graphic organizer, mnemonic, or other visual aid to help "teach" the other groups about the article. 

“Failure is information - we label it failure, but it’s more like, ‘This didn’t work, I’m a problem solver, and I’ll try something else.'”

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Failure is part of the process, Fixed mindset isn’t as good as a growth mind set
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Ability isn’t always inherent; Ability can be developed
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Intelligence is like a muscle; Intelligence grows stronger through exercise
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Learning goals are sometimes better than performance goals


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Two step message to motivate
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Reach the standards (EFFORT)
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U can do it! (I BELIEVE IN YOU)
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Some teachers over-praise (which can backfire)
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True feedback works!