Educational Psychology for Everyone! Episode #1

Junlin Yu: Growth Mindset

In the first episode we are interviewing Dr. Junlin Yu from the University of Helsinki concerning growth mindset and its value for learning.

Transcript of the episode 1

Dr. Junlin Yu is an Academy Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki. His research centres on motivation in educational settings, with a particular focus on growth mindset, achievement goals, and the impact of gender. Currently, he leads a Finnish Research Council-funded project on creating classroom contexts that foster students’ growth mindset (2023-27). Before joining the University of Helsinki, he received his PhD and MPhil from the University of Cambridge.

 

Read more about the research of Junlin Yu Junlin Yu — University of Helsinki

 

Yu, J., Kreijkes, P., & Salmela-Aro, K. (2022). Students’ growth mindset: Relation to teacher beliefs, teaching practices, and school climate. Learning and Instruction, 80, 101616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2022.101616