A Growth Mindset Days 1 & 2 Flashcard

Front

If you are faced with a difficult math problem, what would be an example of a Growth Mindset strategy?

Back

Think about other strategies that might work.

Front

In a _______ mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are traits that CANNOT change.

Back

Fixed

Front

Your brain is most like a

Back

muscle that grows with exercise.

Front

What causes your brain to improve? Options: simply making mistakes, getting the correct answer, making mistakes, and then analyzing them, getting correct answers and not reviewing them

Back

making mistakes, and then analyzing them

Front

analyze means to:

Back

consider in detail in order to discover essential features

Front

What are neurons?

Back

nerve cells in your brain

Front

What is a fixed mindset?

Back

a belief that you are born with the intelligence you will have for the rest of your life

Front

What is a "growth mindset"?

Back

when you believe you have the ability to get smarter with hard work and effort

Front

What are your brain cells called?

Back

Neurons

Front

What happens to your brain when you learn?

Back

The neurons in your brain build connections. The more you learn, the more connections being made.