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A bibliometric review on latent topics and research trends in the growth mindset literature for mathematics education

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FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1039761

Keywords

growth mindset; mathematics education; bibliometric analysis; student learning; mathematics learning; bibliometric review

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  1. Education University of Hong Kong [R4248]
  2. Hong Kong Research Grants Council [ECS-28609121]

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This manuscript aims to understand the role and effects of the growth mindset in mathematics teaching and learning. The study analyzes 85 journal articles using bibliometric analysis techniques, revealing that the USA, UK, and Norway are the most productive countries in this research field. The thematic analysis shows that engagement, implementation, persistence, children, fluid intelligence, and skills are the main topics discussed. The study also provides an overview of the conceptual structure underlying studies on the growth mindset, offering valuable insights for future research.
Embracing a growth mindset is essential to students' academic improvement. This manuscript aims to better understand the existing literature on the role and effects of the growth mindset in mathematics teaching and learning. It provides an updated perspective on the research regarding the growth mindset in mathematics education. The dataset comprises 85 journal articles published from 2012 to 2022 retrieved from the Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus databases. The current study applies a methodology based on bibliometric analysis techniques. The analysis reveals and corroborates several patterns from the research trends, journals, countries, and authors that have significant impacts on the research field. The findings show that USA, UK, and Norway are the most productive countries in publishing research on the topic. Moreover, the results of the thematic analysis indicate that the topics discussed among most of the articles in the dataset include engagement, implementation, persistence, children, fluid intelligence, and skills. The longitudinal trends in research themes based on study keywords illustrate an evolution in the research from the concept of mindsets to implicit theories on the growth mindset alongside academic achievement. Lastly, this study also provides an overview of the conceptual structure underlying studies on the growth mindset, which offers valuable insights into potential research topics for academics and practitioners seeking to explore the growth mindset in the future.

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