Introduction: Research suggests students with a growth mindset are more successful. Utilizing Dweck's growth mindset model, the study explored the benefits of mindset training within nursing education.
Objective: To determine the impact of an online mindset training intervention on first-semester prelicensure nursing students' mindset beliefs and learning and studying strategies.
Methods: This study employed a randomized longitudinal design, conducted entirely online. Sixty-eight participants completed all phases of the study. Data were collected using the Williams Inventory of Learning Strategies tool before and after participants viewed an online training.
Results: Findings indicate that online mindset training positively influenced student learning, reducing fear of failure and increasing willingness to remediate.
Conclusion: These results highlight the promising impact of an online learning approach in fostering a growth mindset among nursing students; suggesting the potential for integrating mindset training into the nursing curriculum to enhance student success, with recommendations for further research in larger-scale studies.
Keywords: educational achievement; learning; mindset training; nursing education; nursing students; teaching methods.
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