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4 - Carol Dweck Mindset Presentation - PDF
4 - Carol Dweck Mindset Presentation - PDF
not intelligence
Brief questionnaire
• Try harder?
• Give up?
• Try a new strategy?
WHY is it important what adults think?
Olivia, age
4
Carol Dweck PhD
http://www.ted.com/talks/
carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_ca
n_improve?language=en
Characteristics of Each Theory
Difficult Difficult
task task
Can still Achieve
preserve the mastery OR
idea that you
could have trouble
done well if shoot new
you had tried strategies
Withhold
effort Effort
How do these two beliefs play out in goal
setting?
Performance Goals (PG) Learning Goals (LG)
(Seen within Entity mindset) (Seen within Incremental
mindset)
Children’s
Kids who think they confidence is often
are smart are less FALSE tied to their success.
affected by failure Fear of failure can be
crippling.
Myth Busting
Be descriptive…
Be curious…
Show positive interest…
1. E x p e n d e f f o r t
2. S t u d y
3. A c q u i r e n e w l e a r n i n g s t r a t e g i e s
1. P r o v i d e t h e a p p r o p r i a t e t u t o r i n g
2. M o d e l t h e a p p r o p r i a t e a t t i t u d e s a n d h a b i t s
3. T h e n i t i s u p t o t h e s t u d e n t s …
Conclusion