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On the domain-specificity of mindsets / Michael J. Scott in IEEE transactions on education, Vol. 57 N° 3 (Août 2014) 

Public ISBD [article]  in IEEE transactions on education > Vol. 57 N° 3 (Août 2014) . - pp. 169 - 174 Titre : On the domain-specificity of mindsets : the relationship between aptitude beliefs and programming practice Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Michael J. Scott, Auteur ; Gheorghita Ghinea, Auteur Année de publication : 2015 Article en page(s) : pp. 169 - 174 Note générale : Education Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Domain-specific  Dweck  Implicit  beliefs  Mindsets  Practice  Programming  Self-theories Résumé : Deliberate practice is important in many areas of learning, including that of learning to program computers. However, beliefs about the nature of personal traits, known as mindsets, can have a profound impact on such practice. Previous research has shown that those with a fixed mindset believe their traits cannot change; they tend to reduce their level of practice when they encounter difficulty. In contrast, those with the growth mindset believe their traits are flexible; they tend to maintain regular practice despite the level of difficulty. However, focusing on mindset as a single construct focused on intelligence may not be appropriate in the field of computer programming. Exploring this notion, a self-belief survey was distributed to undergraduate software engineering students. It revealed that beliefs about intelligence and programming aptitude formed two distinct constructs. Furthermore, the mindset for programming aptitude had greater utility in predicting software development practice, and a follow-up survey showed that it became more fixed throughout instruction. Thus, educators should consider the role of programming-specific beliefs in the design and evaluation of introductory courses in software engineering. In particular, they need to situate and contextualize the growth messages that motivate students who experience early setbacks. ISSN : 0018-9359 En ligne : http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6662493&sortType%3Das [...] [article] On the domain-specificity of mindsets : the relationship between aptitude beliefs and programming practice [texte imprimé] / Michael J. Scott, Auteur ; Gheorghita Ghinea, Auteur . - 2015 . - pp. 169 - 174. Education Langues : Anglais (eng) in IEEE transactions on education > Vol. 57 N° 3 (Août 2014) . - pp. 169 - 174 Mots-clés : Domain-specific  Dweck  Implicit  beliefs  Mindsets  Practice  Programming  Self-theories Résumé : Deliberate practice is important in many areas of learning, including that of learning to program computers. However, beliefs about the nature of personal traits, known as mindsets, can have a profound impact on such practice. Previous research has shown that those with a fixed mindset believe their traits cannot change; they tend to reduce their level of practice when they encounter difficulty. In contrast, those with the growth mindset believe their traits are flexible; they tend to maintain regular practice despite the level of difficulty. However, focusing on mindset as a single construct focused on intelligence may not be appropriate in the field of computer programming. Exploring this notion, a self-belief survey was distributed to undergraduate software engineering students. It revealed that beliefs about intelligence and programming aptitude formed two distinct constructs. Furthermore, the mindset for programming aptitude had greater utility in predicting software development practice, and a follow-up survey showed that it became more fixed throughout instruction. Thus, educators should consider the role of programming-specific beliefs in the design and evaluation of introductory courses in software engineering. In particular, they need to situate and contextualize the growth messages that motivate students who experience early setbacks. ISSN : 0018-9359 En ligne : http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6662493&sortType%3Das [...]