Preschoolers Grow Their Brains: Shifting Mindsets for Greater Resiliency and Better Problem Solving

Autor/inn/en	Pawlina, Shelby; Stanford, Christie
Titel	Preschoolers Grow Their Brains: Shifting Mindsets for Greater Resiliency and Better Problem Solving
Quelle	In: Young Children, 66 (2011) 5, S.30-35 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-6619
Schlagwörter	Self Efficacy; Problem Solving; Creative Thinking; Teaching Methods; Resilience (Psychology); Preschool Children; Responses; Skill Development; Child Development; Communication Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Problemlösen; Kreatives Denken; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Kindesentwicklung; Kommunikationsstil
Abstract	Challenges, mistakes, and problems are inherent every day in learning activities and social interactions. How children think about and respond to those difficult situations has an impact on how they see themselves as being able to shape their own learning and on how they handle the next problem that comes their way. Building resilience means fostering children's sense of agency (the knowledge that they are in control of their actions) and self-efficacy (the belief that they are competent and capable) and developing a framework for approaching problems. By supporting children's developing sense of agency and self-efficacy, teachers give children confidence in their ideas, their understanding of challenges, and what they do to work with those challenges. By developing a "growth mindset"--an attitude that allows for possibilities and promotes progress and problem solving--children improve their skills for effectively solving problems every day and in more challenging scenarios. There is a pervasive discussion in US education and business circles about the need for students to have twenty-first century skills. Skills such as self-directed learning, flexibility, creative thinking, and problem solving are key components of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) agenda. P21 is a national organization promoting an education agenda that teaches the 4 C's--"critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation." Building a mindset that enables children to see themselves as problem solvers capable of addressing whatever challenges present themselves is foundational in supporting these skills. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association for the Education of Young Children. 1313 L Street NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 22205-4101. Tel: 800-424-2460; Tel: 202-232-8777; Fax: 202-328-2649; e-mail: editorial@naeyc.org; Web site: http://www.naeyc.org/yc/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10