Phase Two starts and a new development of research.
My work has continued to develop since the completion of phase one of the research into growth mindset last week. Phase two, the development of interventions to increase the mindset of students with SEND, is due to start this week, with emails going out tomorrow to the schools involved (please do comment if you wish to be involved in this work). This will involve the testing of several interventions based on the magic ratio of praise (Harvard University), the praising of effort (Dweck) and a PSHE programme developed by a fellow researcher (de Carvalho) over a half term with the aim of providing statistically significant results which prove the effectiveness of interventions when applied to students with SEND.
In addition to this, I have now applied to begin a PHD with the University of York which will see my research to develop and move to include a new factor of mental health. The rationale behind this research is included below:
"Whilst current research exists into the link between mindset and mental health problems, as well as into the drop-out rate of upper secondary school students with mental health disorders, little research exists to consider the role mental health plays both in creating a mindset and in student achievement at a sixth form level. Using a mixture of self-report surveys and student's end of year grades, this research aims to discover the effect of depression and anxiety on motivation and achievement among Sixth form students. In order to do this the research will focus on three main questions:
1. How do depression and anxiety affect motivation in sixth form students?
2. What is the difference in academic achievement between students with depression and anxiety compare to that of students without a mental health disorder?
3. How can motivation and achievement among sixth form students with depression and anxiety be improved to be in line with the motivation and achievement of students without a mental health disorder?
The research will use a mixed sample of sixth form students who have or do not currently have a mental health disorder in order to evaluate the effect of depression and anxiety on a students motivation and achievement, with the aim of creating an intervention which will raise these factors in students with the aforementioned to disorders to that of their mentally healthy counterparts." (Bailey, 2018)
In addition to this, I have now applied to begin a PHD with the University of York which will see my research to develop and move to include a new factor of mental health. The rationale behind this research is included below:
"Whilst current research exists into the link between mindset and mental health problems, as well as into the drop-out rate of upper secondary school students with mental health disorders, little research exists to consider the role mental health plays both in creating a mindset and in student achievement at a sixth form level. Using a mixture of self-report surveys and student's end of year grades, this research aims to discover the effect of depression and anxiety on motivation and achievement among Sixth form students. In order to do this the research will focus on three main questions:
1. How do depression and anxiety affect motivation in sixth form students?
2. What is the difference in academic achievement between students with depression and anxiety compare to that of students without a mental health disorder?
3. How can motivation and achievement among sixth form students with depression and anxiety be improved to be in line with the motivation and achievement of students without a mental health disorder?
The research will use a mixed sample of sixth form students who have or do not currently have a mental health disorder in order to evaluate the effect of depression and anxiety on a students motivation and achievement, with the aim of creating an intervention which will raise these factors in students with the aforementioned to disorders to that of their mentally healthy counterparts." (Bailey, 2018)
This is particularly pertinent in my educational setting after a report was published 10 days ago which discussed the rise in mental health hospital admissions in my local area. This research is looking at ways to reduce the effect of mental health disorders (particularly depression and anxiety) on achievement in an area that has more than the national average of hospital admissions for mental health in addition with lower than average academic achievement.
This is in conjunction with a proposal that is currently sitting with the executive headteacher of my educational setting for the development of a mental health lead in the trust.
So watch this space!
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