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Mindset

Mindset. Mindset. A mindset is simply a belief – a belief about yourself and your qualities - ability, personality and talents. Mindset. Carol Dweck has spent more than 30 years researching mindset. What matters most in terms of motivation, is whether we see ability as fixed or growth.

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Mindset

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  1. Mindset

  2. Mindset A mindset is simply a belief – a belief about yourself and your qualities - ability, personality and talents.

  3. Mindset • Carol Dweck has spent more than 30 years researching mindset. What matters most in terms of motivation, is whether we see ability as fixed or growth. • If we are to develop resilient, independent learners, we need to promote the growth mindset.

  4. Two very different types of mindset

  5. Effects of the Mindsets on Learning

  6. How common is this? • Fixed – 40% • Growth - 40 % • Mixed – 20%

  7. A life sentence? • Age, gender or intelligence • Can change • Higher levels of success/ motivation

  8. How are Mindsets formed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWv1VdDeoRY

  9. ‘Great at Maths’ ‘Terrible at Maths’

  10. My experience

  11. Avoid praise orientated feedback ‘10/10. You Superstar!’ (I want to keep this superstar label. Better not try anything where I may make mistakes. They are only happy because I was successful)

  12. Avoid praise orientated feedback ‘You’ve learned that so quickly, you’re so smart’ (If I don’t learn something quickly, I’m not smart)

  13. Avoid praise orientated feedback ‘You’ve been doing that for half an hour and you’ve still got the wrong answer’ (No matter how long I spend on this, I will never get it)

  14. Avoid praise orientated feedback ‘You get that from your dad. He couldn’t do maths either.’ (Maths will never be my thing!)

  15. Avoid praise orientated feedback ‘Yet again your behaviour has let you down!’ (I am trouble, and always will be! Why change.)

  16. Giving ‘Growth’ Feedback Fixed Mindset • JUDGEMENT – Your behaviour has been awful • PAST – That’s the third time I have had to speak to you. Growth Mindset • INFORMATION – You have raised your hands and you know we don’t do that at home. • FUTURE – You must keep your hands to yourself. Next time, if someone annoys you, walk away from the situation. If you raise your hands again the consequence will be …

  17. Mind your language What feedback would you give to a child, who comfortably gets full marks on an activity/ test on their first day in your class?

  18. Mind your language What is the best feedback to give to a child who gave their all in a gymnastics tournament, however was devastated not to win any medals: • Tell him/her that you thought they were the best • Tell him/her they were robbed of a medal • Tell him/her gymnastics is not that important in the bigger picture • Tell him/ her they have the ability and will surely win next time • Tell him/her they need to do more to win next time

  19. What we are doing at Braehead

  20. The Brain ‘It just means I need to make my neural pathways stronger’ P4 Pupil ‘I just need to keep working on it, until it becomes automatic’ P7 Pupil

  21. Mindset • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNNz_Ja1Rrs • Highlight type of attitude we should all be striving for

  22. Praise Process

  23. Self Improvement ‘Last week I made two mistakes and took 3 minutes and 20 seconds. This week I got all my answers correct in 2 minutes!’ P7 Pupil

  24. Change Words/ Change Mindset ‘I shouldn’t have said that. I will try doing it in a different way.’ P7 Pupil ‘You shouldn’t be saying that, that’s a fixed mindset.’ P3 Pupil

  25. The role of Parents/ Carers • Model a GM yourself • Praise Process • When you hear negativity – encourage to re-phrase • Reinforce message that mistakes are an essential part of learning

  26. Information Pack • About Mindset • Feedback Tool • Recommended Reading/ videos

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