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Moving to a Growth Mindset
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Changing the Mind to a Growth Mindset
What is a Growth or Learner's Mindset?
Learners Mindset
It is believing that intelligence, skills and talents can be improved and developed through effort, learning and practice
Time and effort
The power of "yet"
Intelligence and abilities are changeable traits
Change takes
TIME
Neuroplasticity
it is a stepping stone towards success
it is temporary and changeable
Failure is a learning opportunity
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FAILURE is
necessary
identify it, learn from it, and move on
What is the difference?
Growth vs fixed Mindset
VS.
Believe that intelligence, skills and ablities are developed over time
Willingly put effort and time into a learning task and believes it will lead to mastery
Accepts that failure is temporary... take it as a learning opportunity while persisting to achieve goals
GROWTH MINDSET
Growth Mindset
Embraces challenges and risks the possibility of failures
Receives feedback as an opportunity to grow and take on contructive criticism
Is motivated and inspired by other peoples' success
Receives constructive criticism poorly and views feedback as personal attacks
IQ is innate, and intelliegence and abilities are fixed traits
Avoids challenges to prevent the possibility of failure
FIXED MINDSETS
Feel threatened by other people's success and talents
Fixed
Mindset
View effort and practice not worthwhile as abilities are innate traits
Treat failures as permanent setbacks, and gives up easily on goals when unsuccessful
Benefits of a Growth Mindset
Increased positive motivation
Improves academic performance
Benefits
Work harder and smarter
Builds self-esteem
Positive approach to problem solving
Helps to learn new skills
Builds resiliance
Opens up new opportunities
Believe that you can change
Accept failure
Embrace lifelong learning
Embrace challenges
What you can do to build a Growth mindset...
Seek feedback/feedforward
How to Change
Value efforts
Don't give up
My role as an instructor
My Role
- Provide feedforward instead of feedback
- Celebrate student efforts
- Provide pathways for improvement and growth
- Encourage students to take ownership in their learning
- Create a student-centred learning environment
References
References
Ackerman, C. E. (2018, April 3). Growth Mindset vs. Fixed + Key Takeaways From Dweck’s Book. Optimism & Mindset. https://positivepsychology.com/growth-mindset-vs-fixed-mindset/#activities-mindset
Harapnuik, D. [Learners Mindset]. (2021, May 4). How to Reignite Your Learners Mindset [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcHdU-IiLc0&ab_channel=LearnersMindset
Smith, J. (2020, September 25). Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset: How what you think affects what you achieve. Mindset Health. https://www.mindsethealth.com/matter/growth-vs-fixed-mindset.
Whitener, S. (2021, January 6). The Value of A Growth Mindset, And How To Develop One. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/01/06/the-value-of-a-growth-mindset-and-how-to-develop-one/