Check GHC Inform each day this month to anonymously test your ability to distinguish fact from fiction. The correct answer to each question will be posted in GHC Inform the following day. Don’t delay! Each question can accept up to 40 responses.

True: Commending achievement alone leads students to link intrinsic ability to their success. Commending effort links success to the amount/quality of effort put into something. This helps to develop a growth (rather than fixed) mindset, leadint to greater student perseverance and encourages students to undertake more academic risks.

Hochanadel, A., & Finamore, D. (2015). Fixed and growth mindset in education and how grit helps students persist in the face of adversity. Journal of International Education Research (JIER), 11(1), 47–50. doi: 10.19030/jier.v11i1.9099