Key points

The initial aim was to test the motivation and abilities of students with a “fairly easy puzzle.”

Following the completion of this puzzle, all students were informed of their score.

Two different types of praise were randomly applied and equally distributed to all students.

What took place next was unexpected and even bewildering.

Recognizing and endorsing hard work is crucial in teaching and coaching . To understand the significance of hard work, Coyle (2009) presented in his book The Talent Code the remarkable and significant 2007 educational social study by Dweck, which involved four hundred New York fifth graders.

Coyle (2009) writes that the study by Dweck was a scientific version of the fable ‘The Princess and the Pea’. “The goal was to see how much a tiny signal

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