GROWTH MINDSET CAN ENHANCE MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS IN 5TH GRADE: A PANDEMIC COMPARISON
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2021-12
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The purpose of this study was to examine how growth mindset strategies enhance academic achievement for English learners in 5th grade from low socio-economic areas. Secondary data was available through (MAP) Measures of Academic Progress and surveys (Panorama and PACE/CORE) to analyze students' use of strategies from Fall to Winter of 2019 and Fall to Winter of 2020. Both reading and math, along with social emotional responses, were assessed through questions related to growth mindset. This study aimed to enhance the understanding of mindset to inform the decision-making process relative to increased student achievement. The data used was based on 1,500 students in 5th grade from a large district with many English language learners. Being open to challenges, emphasizing effort over ability, and valuing mistakes as learning opportunities are important parts of the growth mindset mentality (Dweck, 2010). The secondary data clarified how 5th grade English language learners depend on in person learning to grasp the understanding of the idea of growth mindset. The data demonstrates how the growth mindset varied from one year to another during the Covid-19 pandemic and its challenges. This study verifies that students have a significant limitation in learning and understanding growth mindset when presented with the skills during online learning as compared to in person learning. This study suggests how EL students worked through these challenges. Students demonstrated grit and self-efficacy in learning with academic assessments
and surveys during in-person instruction, this was higher compared to virtual learning. Ten suggestions are shared by the researcher along with a growth mindset model to support
enhancement of motivation and achievement in English language students. However, the limitations encountered during the pandemic lead to suggested continuous research.
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growth mindset, grit, effort, self-efficacy, MAP, SEL