Mindsets and language-related problem-solving behaviorsduring interaction in the classroom
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2022
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This classroom-based study explored language mindsets in the context ofcommunicative interaction between L2 learners. Amid the increasingresearch on mindsets in the L2field, two issues warrant further researchto improve our understanding of how mindsets affect L2 learning. First,research has largely been product-oriented and mindsets’impacts onlearning processes are under-investigated. Second, the research hasrarely examined actual behaviors, especially in an interactional context.Participants were university-level EFL learners in Chile (N= 42). They werepaired according to their mindsets, resulting in three pairing patternsand seven pairs for each pattern: Growth-Growth (G-G), Growth-Fixed (G-F), and Fixed-Fixed (F-F). During regular classes, the pairs engaged indecision-making tasks. Two propensities were focused upon. First,problem-solving behaviors were operationalized as language-relatedepisodes (LREs) in which learners worked together to solve linguisticissues. Second, collaborative learning was analyzed using Storch’sframework of the degree of collaboration. In total, 384 LREs wereidentified. The comparisons among the three pairing patterns showedthat (a) growth-mindset learners tended to initiate LREs, (b) F-F pairsengaged in the least number of LREs, and (c) G-G pairs resolved the mostLREs proportionally. However, growth-mindset learners did notnecessarily engage in collaborative interaction and some exhibitednegative behaviors (e.g. negative perfectionism). Together, the studysuggests that while growth-mindset positively contributes to problemsolving, the individually-held beliefs do not necessarily translate to socialcontexts such as peer interaction in the classroom.
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Mindsets; problem-solvingbehaviors; resilience REs;collaborative learning;negative perfectionism
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Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching