Jurnal Profesi Guru Indonesia
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2026): JUNE 2026

Effectivity of Growth Mindset-Based Learning on Elementary School Students' Achievement Motivation

Retno Fidyah Nuryani (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Wahyu Sopandi (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Yulianti Fitriani (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

Fostering achievement motivation in elementary school students is critical to sustaining long-term academic engagement and resilience. While traditional educational practices often inadvertently reinforce a fixed mindset through rigid performance metrics, empirical research evaluating the structural impact of growth mindset-based interventions on young learners' intrinsic drive to achieve remains underrepresented. This study aims to examine the effect of growth mindset-based learning on elementary school students' achievement motivation. Employing a quantitative quasi-experimental design, this study involved 60 sixth-grade students, systematically assigned into an experimental class (n = 30, receiving growth mindset-based learning) and a control class (n = 30, receiving conventional instruction). Data on achievement motivation were gathered via a validated questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistical metrics alongside paired and independent sample t-tests. The empirical findings indicate that growth mindset-based learning exerts a highly positive and statistically significant effect on students' achievement motivation. The experimental group exhibited a substantial increase in mean motivation scores, rising from a pre-treatment baseline of 67.35 (low category) to an impressive 91.08 (very high category) post-treatment. In contrast, the control group’s post-test mean stagnated at 65.19 (low category), establishing the definitive pedagogical superiority of the growth mindset framework (p < 0.05). Consequently, growth mindset-based learning serves as a potent pedagogical alternative to overcome low achievement motivation in primary education. Beyond immediate psychological gains, these insights offer a scalable framework for curriculum designers to embed psychological resilience and effort-oriented praise into elementary instructional methodologies.

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Journal Info

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jpgi

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

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Jurnal Profesi Guru Indonesia is a peer-reviewed journal published by Mandailing Global Edukasia. Jurnal Profesi Guru Indonesia is a journal that discusses everything related to significant new research findings related to research in the scope of education, including Education and Learning, ...