This study aims to examine how pupils in year 6 describes how they can affect their intelligence. It also aims to see the degree to which international stydies can be applied in a Swedish context. This study discuss and use Carol S. Dwecks concept mindset. Two studies implemented after a method development of previous international studies. The method used to examine these questions isquestionnaire survey and interviews. The analysis is structured around the socio-cultural perspective and shows that to a certain extent it is possible to use international studies in a Swedish context and that pupils whit one mindset think that they can affect their intelligence while pupils whit the other mindset think that they can´t.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-120727 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Björs, Malin |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskapernas och matematikens didaktik |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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