FAILURE AS AN OPPORTUNITY is Mindset ? Mindsets are beliefs about intelligence, talents and...
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FAILURE AS AN OPPORTUNITY Bashaer M. Kilani Developing a growth mindset in your students Growth Mindset by: Bashaer Kilani
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FAILURE AS AN OPPORTUNITY
Bashaer M. Kilani
Developing a growth mindset
in your students
Growth Mindset by: Bashaer Kilani
What is Mindset ?
Mindsets are beliefs about intelligence, talents and abilities. Which affect motivation, behavior & accordingly achievement (Dweck, Carol Dweck Revisits the 'Growth Mindset')
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Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset is introduced by world-renowned psychologist Carol Dweck
“in fact Neuroplasticity contributes to both human rigidity and flexibility, depending upon how it is cultivated” (Doidge, 2007)
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People with a fixed mindset believe that their abilities are innate. People with a growth mindset see their abilities as things that can be developed through practice and hard efforts (Dweck 2012)
Fixed Vs Growth Mindset
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Fixed Vs Growth Mindset
Blackwell, Trzesniewski, & Dweck 2007 - PERTS, Raising Student Achievement
By Promoting a Growth Mindset Retrieved Growth Mindset by: Bashaer Kilani
How to develop a growth mindset in your student: Mindset can change
• Nurture your growth mindset
• "Name it, claim it, and talk about it and over time, recruit it to work with you on your growth mindset goals.“
(Dweck, Nurturing Growth Mindsets: Six Tips From Carol Dweck)
• Develop a school culture of safe learning
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How to develop a growth mindset in your student: Mindset can change
• Introduce them to growth mindset
& neuroplasticity
• They can and they know how to
develop their brain
• Don’t label students with their mindset
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How to develop a growth mindset in your student: Mindset can change
• Give specific praise that
affirms variables they control
• Challenge them and let them
value learning efforts and
strategies
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Success Scenario - Praise
• “You learned that so quickly! You’re so smart!”
• “Look at that drawing. Martha, is he the next Picasso or what?”
• “You’re so brilliant, you got an A without even studying!”
(Dweck 2012)
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Failure Scenario – Failure As Opportunity
What would you do if you were this student’s teacher? • Tell the student you thought she was the best.
• Tell the student s/he was robbed of a ribbon that was rightfully hers/his.
(Dweck 2012)
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• Reassure the student that gymnastics is not that important
• Tell the student s/he has the
ability and will surely win next time.
• Tell the student s/he didn’t deserve
to win.
(Dweck, 2012)
Failure Scenario – Failure As Opportunity
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I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison
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References
• Doidge, N. (2007).The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science. USA: Viking press
• Dweck, C. (2012). Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. UK: Little, Brown Book Group
• Dweck, C. (2015). Carol Dweck Revisits the 'Growth Mindset‘. Retrieved March 13, 2016 from http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/09/23/carol-dweck-revisits-the-growth-mindset.html
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References
• Blackwell, L., Trzesniewski, K., & Dweck, C. (2007). Implicit Theories of Intelligence Predict Achievement Across an Adolescent Transition: A Longitudinal Study and an Intervention. Child Development, Vol. 78, No. 1.
• Blad, E. (2015). Nurturing Growth Mindsets: Six Tips From Carol Dweck
Retrieved March 13, 2016 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2016/03/nurturing_growth_mindsets_six_tips_from_carol_dweck.html?r=1732297536&cmp=eml-enl-eu-news2&preview=1
• PERTS (n. d.). Raising Student Achievement By Promoting a Growth Mindset Retrieved March 13, 2016 from https://www.mindsetkit.org/growth-mindset-educator-teams/materials-growth-mindset-educator-teams/growth-mindset-powerpoint-presentation
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Useful Resources
•http://www.mindsetonline.com/
•https://www.mindsetkit.org
•http://www.mindsetworks.com/
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