Growth and Fixed Mindset

The belief that intelligence cannot be changed

• Growth Mindset

• Fixed Mindset

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Ahmed answered a wrong answer during math period today. He decided to never raise his hand to answer again.

• Fixed mindset

• Growth Mindset

What is a Growth mindset?

• A growth mindset is when you believe that you can improve your skills through hard-work and persistence

• A growth mindset is when you believe that your intelligence, talents and personalities are fixed traits that cannot grow

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What is a fixed mindset?

• the belief that you can't improve your skills

• The belief that there is always room for improvement

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What is the right decision to make after making a mistake.

• To get mad and think that this is because personal failings, character flaws, and an inherent lack of talent.

• To think positively about it and see it as a temporary setback.

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Create an activity of your own that will help other students adopt a growth mindset.

Which type of student would most likely believe that, "intelligence is like eye color; you can't change what you were born with"?

• A student with a growth mindset.

• A student with a fixed mindset.

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Who is more likely to get a better grade on their next exam?

• A student with a growth mindset who failed their latest exam.

• A student with a fixed mindset who aced their latest exam.

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Jason was playing at a football game when he tripped and lost control of the ball. He decided that after the game he would practice dribbling while running for a while so he doesn't repeat the same mistake again.

• Growth mindset

• Fixed Mindset

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Rayan was at football practice when he fell and hurt his arm. He told his coach he was quitting the team because he didn't want to fall again. If you were in Rayan's place what would you have done.

• Quit the team.

• Get back from your injury and work hard to get back to how you were.

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