education related links
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On 'Fixed' and 'Growth-oriented' mindsets, and the importance of praising hard work rather than 'intelligence':
On 'Fixed' and 'Growth-oriented' mindsets, and the importance of praising hard work rather than 'intelligence':
- The Secret to Raising Smart Kids (.pdf of article from the Scientific American) by Carol S. Dweck
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On the differences between how Physics professors and beginning Physics students approach hard problems:
- When Physical Intuition fails by Chandralekha Singh (.pdf of article from the American Journal of Physics)
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On the benefits of carefully chosen groups in classroom activities:
- Teaching Problem Solving through Cooperative Grouping. Part 2 by P. Heller and M. Hollabaugh (.pdf of article from the American Journal of Physics)
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On learning from one's mistakes:
- Do advanced physics students learn from their mistakes without explicit intervention? by Andrew Mason and Chandralekha Singh (.pdf of article from the American Journal of Physics)
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