Is encouraging students to have a growth mindset effective?

by

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.

Brainstorming should be done individually before being done as a group activity.

True: Research suggests that brainstorming is more effective at developing creative ideas when individuals brainstorm their own ideas and then share them collectively as a group.

Korde, R., & Paulus, P. B. (2017). Alternating individual and group idea generation: Finding the elusive synergy. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 70, 177–190. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2016.11.002