Abstract

This research aims to develop growth mindset indicators and scales for Thai children in five southern border provinces, the procedures are as follows; step 1 Determine indicators for the growth mindset of Thai children in the five southern border provinces, step 2: Examination of indicators of a growth mindset of Thai children in the five southern border provinces, step 3: Examination of measurement models and second-order confirmatory factor analysis of the growth mindset of Thai children, and step 4: Creating norms for measuring the growth mindset of Thai children in the five southern border provinces. The samples were 900 grade 6 students from five southern border provinces. The results showed that Growth mindset indicators of Thai children in the five southern border provinces by grouping together relevant events and synthesizing findings from conceptual studies, theories, and related research have indicators of Growth Mindset 3 components as follows: 1) Effort and Challenge management, 2) Growth from Failure, and 3) self-efficacy. The growth mindset of Thai children in the five southern border provinces has a total of 9 items, (the discrimination index (t value) ranging from 2.86 - 12.08 with statistical significance at the .01 level, reliability (Cronbach coefficient were .726, .742, and .728 respectively). The results of the second-order confirmatory factor analysis of the growth mindset of Thai children showed that the model fit with the empirical data.