Campus Location
Abilene Campus
Date of Award
Spring 5-7-2021
Document Type
Manuscript
Department
Teacher Education
Degree Name
Master of Education in Teaching and Learning
First Advisor
Dana Mayhall
Second Advisor
Andrew Huddleston
Abstract
This study examined how second-grade students in a GT-clustered classroom perceived making mistakes. The researcher implemented literature discussion circles focused on growth mindset and making mistakes as an intervention to improve student perceptions. She collected data through surveys, field notes, and student focus group interviews. Data were analyzed using the constant comparative method to look for recurring themes as well as descriptive statistics in the case of numerical data. Three major themes emerged including struggles with mistakes, internal processes, and benefits of mistakes. Statistics confirmed that the intervention effectively improved the perceptions of almost every student and that GT students generally had higher perceptions of making mistakes than non-GT students. The researcher displayed the findings through poetic transcriptions and double bar graphs.
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Recommended Citation
Lunde, Ellison, "“Now I Feel Like I’m Supposed to Make Mistakes”: Changing Student Perceptions of Mistakes" (2021). Masters of Education in Teaching and Learning. 43.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/metl/43
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