Mindsets

• 1. 1. capacity for learning, reasoning,understanding, and similar forms ofmental activity; aptitude in graspingtruths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.2. manifestation of a high mentalcapacity: He writes with intelligence andwit.3. the faculty of understanding.

2. A very general mental capability that,among other things, involves the abilityto reason, plan, solve problems, thinkabstractly, comprehend complex ideas,learn quickly and learn from experience.It is not merely book learning, a narrowacademic skill, or test-taking smarts.Rather, it reflects a broader and deepercapability for comprehending oursurroundings"catching on," "makingsense" of things, or "figuring out" what todo. 3. Read each statement and decide whether you mostly agree with ordisagree with it.. 1. Your intelligence is something fixed that you cant changevery much.2. You can learn new things, but you cant really change howintelligent you are.3. No matter how much intelligence you have, you canalways change it quite a bit.4. You can always substantially change how intelligent youare. 4. MindsetsCarol DweckFixed & Growth MindsetsEffort & TalentWhat is success?What is failure?Implications for you 5. Professor of Psychologyat Stanford University inAmerica.Research intomotivation, personalityand development.Particular interest inintelligence.How we view ourselveswith regard tointelligence. 6. The view you adopt foryourself profoundlyaffects the way you leadyour life.It can determine whether youbecome the person you want tobe and whether you accomplish the things you value. 7. Mindset: The Psychology ofLearning and Achievementmindset {noun}A set of beliefs or a way of thinking thatdetermines ones behaviour, outlook and mental attitude. 8. Winston ChurchillREPEATED a grade duringelementary schoolHe was placed in theLOWEST division ofthe LOWEST class 9. Beethovens teacher called him a HOPELESS composerHe wrote 5 of hisgreatest SYMPHONIES while DEAF 10. Leo Tolstoy dropped out of college He was described as both UNABLE andunwilling to LEARN" 11. .Einsteins teacher said that he was academicallysubnormal .Michael Jordans coach said that he wasnt more talented than other people..Walt Disney wastold that he lacked creative imagination 12. W 13. Related to your belief about abilityCreates a whole mental world for you to live inFixed mindset mistaken belief that ability /intelligence does not changeGrowth mindset recognises ability / intelligencedoes change (grow / decline)W 14. How teachers and parentshave been getting itwrong for decades!!W 15. Dangers of being labelled dumb (and believing it!!) Low self esteem Avoid challenges (to avoid failure) Low expectations and aspirations Can want to be disruptive & to distract W 16. Dangers of being labelled smart (and believing it!!) Creates pressure Avoid being found out Avoid risk Avoid effort (effort = not smart!)W 17. Advantages of seeing intelligence as organic. Gives hope (backed by research) Raises aspirations Encourages risk Prioritises effort above all else W 18. Praised for effort Praised for abilitygoals 90% of the group 66% of the groupcreated learning createdgoalsperformance goalsenjoyment continueddecreasedpersistence continueddecreasedperformance improved declinedlied about scores one individual 40% 19. Those with a FIXED MINDSET tend to createPERFORMANCE goals.They believe that a persons POTENTIAL can beMEASURED. They aim to receive validation from others.Receiving low marks mean that they are not smart.Both success and failure cause ANXIETY. 20. Those with a growth mindset tend to create LEARNINGgoals.The goal is MASTERY and COMPETENCE.Scores and marks reflect how people are doing NOW anddo not measure a persons potential.Creating goals for learning has shown to INCREASEPERFORMANCE and enjoyment and decrease negativeemotion. 21. Reflecting onachievementactivityW 22. RealLifeStories 23. Had a feverAte too close to the matchHad backache Too chunkyToo thinFell victim to Too cold expectations Too hotVictim to theUndertrained tabloids OvertrainedLost to a friend 1984 French Open NBC cameraman who was in love and he wasnt! 24. RealLifeStories 25. Landing on your buttShizuka Arakawa20,000 times is where great performance comes from 26. When faced with failure or challenge, people with aFIXED mindset:do not pay attention to learning informationget depressed, become de-energised and lose self-esteemdenigrate their intelligence: I am stupid, theyll thinkunder-represent past successes and over-representfailures (pessimism)explain the cause of events as something stable aboutthem. 27. Pay attention to learning information, and so do betteron future tests.Focus on what they are learning, rather than focusing onhow they feel.Try out new ways of doing things.Use self-motivating statements such as the harder itgets the harder I try.When faced with tests which are impossible to pass theywill factor in other reasons and not blame their intellecti.e. this test was beyond my ability for now. 28. HighEffort:The Big Risk 29. In the fixed mind It robs you of allset ofyour excuses.talent, genius, ability, effort is not Without effort, yousupposed to becan always say, Ineeded. could have beenNeeding to try, to (fill input in effort, casts athe blank). But onceshadow on youryou try you cantability.say that any more. 30. LowEffort:The Big Risk 31. Its all about what Growth mindset:you want to look Inconceivable toback and say. want something so badly, to think youYou can say: Ihave a chance tocould have beenachieve it and then. Or you can do nothing about it.say, I gave it my allfor the things Ivalue. 32. Those with a fixed mindset Those with a growth mindsetview effort as a reflection of see effort as a necessary partlow intelligence.of success.Hard work means I dont get They try harder when facedit, Im unintelligentwith a setback.Effort = lack of ability Effort = success. They use effort to overcome difficulty. 33. People were asked about intelligence and howmuch they thought it was down to effort and howmuch they thought it was about ability Intelligence=______% effort _______% abilityFixed = 35% effort vs. 65% abilityGrowth = 65% effort vs. 35% ability 34. People adopting a growth mindsettend to generate other, and new, waysto do things.If one route doesnt work they will tryothers.They will think outside of the box tosolve problems because they believethat they can. 35. Carol Dweck has found that students with a fixedmindset keep using the wrong strategy when facedwith a problem.Then they disengage from the problem.Finally, they give up. W 36. People are very sensitive to the messages theyreceive about themselves.The way we interact with young people can fostereither a growth or a fixed mindset.Praise for effort v. praise for ability.W 37. W 38. Can change a young persons mindset from growth tofixed.Encourages young people to create performance goalsand display a helpless response when faced withchallenges.Encourages young people to lie about scores.Undermines motivation and willingness to take risks.W 39. Encourages people to adopt a growthmindset.Encourages people to create learning goalsand display a mastery response when facedwith setback.Increases motivation and success. 40. W 41. Constructive criticism is necessary if we want peopleto develop and learn.Praise is not a villain praising for the effort and theprocess will help the person become more motivatedand ultimately more resilient. W