Volume 15 · Number 2 ·
Pages 101–103
Encouraging, Strong Claims, but Scant Support
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Abstract
Open peer commentary on the article “I Can’t Yet and Growth Mindset” by Fiona Murphy & Hugh Gash. Abstract: Murphy and Gash present an encouraging approach focusing on meta-learning for children in disadvantaged areas. It is an interesting field study, but nevertheless with defective research support, and it underrates the difficulties low achievers meet in learning mathematics.
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Engström A. (2020) Encouraging, strong claims, but scant support. Constructivist Foundations 15(2): 101–103. https://constructivist.info/15/2/101
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