Utvikling av growth mindset rundt elevers feiltakelser i matematikk : En kvalitativ studie om å tørre å lære av egne feiltakelser fra tre matematikkl…

2021

Master's thesis in Mathematics education (MA502) The purpose of this study is to learn more about how a teacher can foster a growth mindset in a classroom. I aim to seek insight into how the teachers I observed and interviewed work to encourage this mindset in their students. The research question for this study is: “How can a teacher foster a growth mindset in a classroom, so that the students accept their mathematical mistakes as a medium for future learning? ”This thesis aims to answer this question using two perspectives. Firstly, by taking a look at the teacher's practice in the classroom alongside theories on mindset and mistakes, but also in light of a sociomathematical classroom whe…