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The document discusses developing a growth mindset to improve grades. It explains that a growth mindset involves believing intelligence can be developed through effort, while a fixed mindset views intelligence as innate and unchangeable. The document provides a mindset quiz to determine if one has a fixed or growth perspective, and suggests focusing on learning, effort, and facing setbacks to cultivate a beneficial growth mindset for academic achievement.

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Developing Growth Mindset

The document discusses developing a growth mindset to improve grades. It explains that a growth mindset involves believing intelligence can be developed through effort, while a fixed mindset views intelligence as innate and unchangeable. The document provides a mindset quiz to determine if one has a fixed or growth perspective, and suggests focusing on learning, effort, and facing setbacks to cultivate a beneficial growth mindset for academic achievement.

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The Secret to

Improvi ng
Your Grades!
DEVELOPING A GROWTH
MINDSET

WHY DONT WE SEE UNMOTIVATED BABIES?

WHAT HAPPENS?

What i s mi ndset?
A mental atti tude that determines how you wi l l i nterpret and
respond to si tuations.
(http: //wordnetweb. pri nceton. edu/perl/webwn?s=mindset)

WHAT IS MINDSET?



There i s a fi xed i ntel l i gence that
can be measured usi ng an IQ test
(Dweck, 2010)

No matter how much you l earn or how
hard you work your i ntel l i gence stays
the same!







Al f r ed Bi net
I nv ent ed t he f i r st useabl e
I Q t est
YESTERDAYS THEORY: WE ARE BORN
WITH INTELLIGENCE

The di sti nguishing feature of geni uses i s thei r passion and
dedication to thei r craf t, and parti cularly, the way i n whi ch they
i dentify, confront, and take pai ns to remedy thei r weaknesses
(Good, Rattan, & Dweck, 2008).

IN OTHER WORDSIt s not what you are born wi th that matters;
i t s your mi ndset that matters

TODAYS THEORY: MINDSET MATTERS
The brai n i s l i ke a muscl e that gets stronger and works better
the more i t i s exerci sed.

Too often students bel i eve the brai n
i s stati c, l eadi ng them to thi nk tal ent and
gi ftedness are permanent, unchangi ng
personal attri butes that automati cal l y
bri ng l ater success.

Every ti me you work hard, stretch
yoursel f and l earn somethi ng new your brai n
forms new connecti ons and over ti me you actual l y
become smarter.


THE BRAIN IS MALLEABLE


Fi xed Mi ndset: Intel l i gence i s a
fi xed trai t
(Dweck, 2008)

Growth Mi ndset: Intel l i gence i s a
qual i ty that can be changed and
Devel oped
(Dweck, 2008)


Carol Dweck , professor of
Psychol ogy at St anford Uni ver si t y


MINDSET MATTERS
WHAT ARE YOU?: TAKE THE MINDSET
QUIZ
Mindset Quiz

To what extent do you agree or disagree with these statements:

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

1. Intelligence is something people are born with that cant be changed.
2. No matter how intelligent you are, you can always be more intelligent.
3. You can always substantially change how intelligent you are.
4. You are a certain kind of person, and there is not much that can be done to really change that.
5. You can always change basic things about the kind of person you are.
6. Musical talent can be learned by anyone
7. Only a few people will be truly good at sports you have to be born with it.
8. Math is much easier to learn if you are male or maybe come from a culture who values math.
9. The harder you work at something, the better you will be at it.
10. No matter what kind of person you are, you can always change substantially.
11. Trying new things is stressful for me and I avoid it.
12. Some people are good and kind, and some are not its not often that people change.
13. I appreciate when people, parents, coaches, teachers give me feedback about my performance.
14. I often get angry when I get negative feedback about my performance.
15. All human beings are capable of learning.
16. You can learn new things, but you cant really change how intelligent you are.
17. You can do things differently, but the important parts of who you are cant really be changed.
18. Human beings are basically good, but sometimes make terrible decisions.
19. An important reason why I do my school work is that I like to learn new things.
20. Truly smart people do not need to try hard.
Adapted from: http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/motivating-students-with
ANSWER KEY
1. abi l i t y mi ndset f i xed
2. abi l i t y mi ndset gr owt h
3. abi l i t y mi ndset gr owt h
4. per sonal i t y/char act er mi ndset - f i xed
5. per sonal i t y/char act er mi ndset gr owt h
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7. abi l i t y mi ndset f i xed
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10. per sonal i t y/char act er mi ndset - gr owt h
11. abi l i t y mi ndset f i xed
12. per sonal i t y/char act er mi ndset f i xed
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15. abi l i t y mi ndset gr owt h
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17. per sonal i t y/char act er mi ndset f i xed
18. per sonal i t y/char act er mi ndset gr owt h
19. abi l i t y mi ndset gr owt h
20. abi l i t y mi ndset f i xed



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Gr owt h Quest i ons
St r ongl y agr ee 3 poi nt s
Agr ee 2 poi nt s
Di sagr ee 1 poi nt s
St r ongl y di sagr ee 0 poi nt

Fi xed Quest i ons
St r ongl y agr ee 0 poi nt
Agr ee 1 poi nt s
Di sagr ee 2 poi nt s
St r ongl y di sagr ee 3 poi nt s

St r ong Gr owt h Mi ndset = 60- 45 poi nt s
Gr owt h Mi ndset wi t h some Fi xed i deas = 44- 34 poi nt s
Fi xed Mi ndset wi t h some Gr owt h i deas= 33- 21 poi nt s
St r ong Fi xed Mi ndset =20- 0 poi nt s


Adapted f r om: ht t p: //www. cl assr oom20. com/for um/topi cs/mot i vat i ng - st udent s- wi t h

SCORING

Step #1: Learn, learn, learn
Step #2 Realize hard work is key
Step #3 Face setbacks
STEPS TO DEVELOPING A GROWTH
MINDSET

Fixed Mindset: Look intelligent at all costs
The main thing I want to do
in college is to show
others how good I am
Growth Mindset: Learn, learn,
learn
Its much more important
for me to learn than
to get top grades


MINDSET STEP #1: LEARN, LEARN,
LEARN
A fi xed mi ndset predicted students fai l ure to recover from an
i ni ti al poor grade
A growth mi ndset predicted successful recovery.

GRANT AND DWECKS STUDY
Fi xed Mi ndset: Learni ng shoul d come naturally
When I have to work real ly hard i n a subject, I don t feel
very smart

Growth Mi ndset: Putting a l ot of ef fort i nto l earning and
worki ng hard i s key
The harder I have to work at something, the more ef fort
I put i nto somethi ng, the better I l l be at i t

MINDSET STEP #2: REALIZE HARD
WORK IS KEY
Fi xed Mi ndset: Hi de mi stakes and conceal defi ci enci es, retreat,
bl ame others, act superi or
I d spend l ess ti me on thi s subj ect from
now on
I woul d try not to take thi s subj ect ever
agai n
I woul d try to cheat on the next test

Growth Mindset: Capitalize on mistakes and confront
deficiencies
I woul d work harder i n cl ass from now on
I woul d spend more ti me studyi ng for the
test


MINDSET STEP #3: FACE SETBACKS
Good, Rattan, and Dweck (2007) fol l owed several hundred
females at an el i te uni versity through thei r cal culus course to
understand how mi ndsets i nfl uenced thei r sense that they
bel onged i n math, thei r desi re to pursue math courses i n the
future, and thei r grades i n math.
Even when they reported that negative stereotypes about
women and math were wi despread i n thei r math envi ronment,
they conti nued to feel that they bel onged i n math, they
i ntended to pursue math courses i n the future, and they
conti nued to earn hi gh grades.
However, when women hel d a fi xed mi ndset, negative
stereotypes af fected them more.
DOES MINDSET MATTER IN MATH?

Focus on ef fort, struggle, persi stence despite setbacks
Choose di f fi cult tasks
Focus on Strategies
Refl ect on di f ferent strategies that work and don t work
Focus on Learni ng and i mproving
Seek chal lenges
Work hard



REMEMBER TO

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