The Impact of a Growth Mindset on the Academic Performance and Learning Motivation of Secondary School Students in China

Zhuoyu Cao

2025

Abstract

The Growth mindset is a hot issue in educational psychology, and some researchers have found that the growth mindset has a significant influence on Chinese secondary school students’ motivation and academic performance. However, the scope and effect of its impact still lack a unified explanation. Therefore, this paper examines the effect of a growth mindset on Chinese secondary school students’ learning motivation and academic performance. Using the literature review methodology, this study first elaborates on the definition and characteristics of the growth mindset. Then, it analyzes the influences of a growth mindset on Chinese secondary school students’ studying motivation and academic performance respectively. Ultimately, it discusses and concludes the whole study and makes some suggestions for future research. For instance, future studies may concentrate more on long-term research that follows participants for several years to gain a more comprehensive understanding the role of a growth mindset. In conclusion, this paper finds out that the growth mindset directly boosts the motivation of Chinese secondary school learners, while also indirectly contributing to higher levels of scholastic performance.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Cao Z. (2025). The Impact of a Growth Mindset on the Academic Performance and Learning Motivation of Secondary School Students in China. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD; ISBN 978-989-758-779-5, SciTePress, pages 322-327. DOI: 10.5220/0013984100004912

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iesd25,
author={Zhuoyu Cao},
title={The Impact of a Growth Mindset on the Academic Performance and Learning Motivation of Secondary School Students in China},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD},
year={2025},
pages={322-327},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013984100004912},
isbn={978-989-758-779-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD
TI - The Impact of a Growth Mindset on the Academic Performance and Learning Motivation of Secondary School Students in China
SN - 978-989-758-779-5
AU - Cao Z.
PY - 2025
SP - 322
EP - 327
DO - 10.5220/0013984100004912
PB - SciTePress