DOES FAILURE MINDSET MATTER?Calah J. Ford, Ellen L. Usher, Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder

University of Kentucky

RQ1:What is the relationship between children’s

initial failure mindset and their subsequent

robotics self-efficacy after a week-long

robotics camp?

RQ2: Does this relationship differ by children’s school

level?

49%Elem. School

51%Middle School

62%White

15%Black

9%Hispanic

8%Asian

Mixed

Race

6%

65%Boys

35%Girls

Failure Mindset (Pre)

Failure is…

Completely Useless to Completely Useful

Failure should…

Always Be Avoided to Always Be Sought

Experiencing failure is…

Completely Negative to Completely Positive

Robotics Self-Efficacy (Post)

Variables B SE B β

What is the relationship between initial failure mindset and

robotics self-efficacy after a week-long robotics camp?

Variables B SE B β

Failure Mindset

Gender

School Level

Race

What is the relationship between initial failure mindset and

robotics self-efficacy after a week-long robotics camp?

Variables B SE B β

Failure Mindset

Gender

School Level

Race

R2 .10

F 5.89**

What is the relationship between initial failure mindset and

robotics self-efficacy after a week-long robotics camp?

Variables B SE B β

Failure Mindset 0.32** 0.08 -0.07

Gender -0.10 0.08 -0.09

School Level 0.17* 0.07 0.15

Race -0.08 0.08 0.25

R2 .10

F 5.89**

What is the relationship between initial failure mindset and

robotics self-efficacy after a week-long robotics camp?

Variables B SE B β

Failure Mindset 0.32** 0.08 -0.07

Gender -0.10 0.08 -0.09

School Level 0.17* 0.07 0.15

Race -0.08 0.08 0.25

R2 .10

F 5.89**

What is the relationship between initial failure mindset and

robotics self-efficacy after a week-long robotics camp?

Is the relationship between failure mindset and robotics self-

efficacy moderated by school level?

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Is the relationship between failure mindset and robotics self-

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Failure-Is-Debilitating Failure-Is-Enhancing

I know I can’t.

I know I can.

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Is the relationship between failure mindset and robotics self-

efficacy moderated by school level?

Failure-Is-Debilitating Failure-Is-Enhancing

I know I can’t.

I know I can.

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Failure Mindset

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Middle

Is the relationship between failure mindset and robotics self-

efficacy moderated by school level?

Failure-Is-Debilitating Failure-Is-Enhancing

I know I can’t.

I know I can.