MINDSET
The Secret to
Improving
Your Grades!
WHAT HAPPENS?
WHAT IS MINDSET?
What is mindset?
A mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and
respond to situations.
(http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mindset)
Alfred Binet
Invented the first useable
IQ test
MINDSET MATTERS
C a ro l D w e ck , pro fe s sor o f
P s yc h ology a t St a n fo rd Un i ver sit y
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/motivating -students-with
SCORING
G r o w t h Q u e st i o n s
Strongly agree 3 points
Agree 2 points
Disagree 1 points
Strongly disagree 0 point
F i x e d Q u e st i o n s
Strongly agree 0 point
Agree 1 points
Disagree 2 points
Strongly disagree 3 points
S t r o n g G r o w t h M i n d set = 6 0 - 4 5 p o i n t s
G r o w t h M i n d s et w i t h s o m e F i xe d i d e a s =
F i x e d M i n d s et w i t h s o m e G r o w t h i d e a s =
S t r o n g F i xe d M i n d s et = 2 0 - 0 p o i n t s
44-34 points
3 3 - 21 p o i n t s
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