Implicit Theory of Mathematics Learning
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Implicit Theory of Mathematics Learning - Self-Assessment Inspired by work of Carol Dweck By each statement, mark Strongly Agree, Agree, Mostly Agree, Strongly Disagree, Disagree, or Mostly Disagree. There’s no ‘neutral’ or ‘I don’t know’ – sorry! Agree Disagree Statement strongl agree mostly strongl disagre mostly You have a certain amount of math ability and can’t do much to change it. How intelligent you are mostly determines how well you can do math How well you can memorize mostly determines how well you can do math Math ability is mostly genetic Learning new math is different from changing your math ability You can greatly change how intelligent you are You can greatly change your ability to do math How fast you can get a correct answer is a good measure of math ability The percent of correct answers on a test is a good measure of math ability Practice exercises are the best way to learn new math Watching an instructor do examples is the best way to learn new math Trying a problem I don’t know how to solve is the best way to learn new math Getting an answer on the calculator isn’t really doing math Being creative helps to do math Drawing pictures helps me to do math Explaining the idea to someone else helps me to do math Pick one statement you agree with and explain. Pick one statement you disagree with and explain.
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An attitude survey re mathematics.
Transcript of Implicit Theory of Mathematics Learning
Implicit Theory of Mathematics Learning - Self-AssessmentInspired by work of Carol Dweck
By each statement, mark Strongly Agree, Agree, Mostly Agree, Strongly Disagree, Disagree, or Mostly Disagree. There’s no ‘neutral’ or ‘I don’t know’ – sorry!
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You have a certain amount of math ability and can’t do much to change it.How intelligent you are mostly determines how well you can do mathHow well you can memorize mostly determines how well you can do mathMath ability is mostly genetic
Learning new math is different from changing your math ability
You can greatly change how intelligent you are
You can greatly change your ability to do math
How fast you can get a correct answer is a good measure of math abilityThe percent of correct answers on a test is a good measure of math abilityPractice exercises are the best way to learn new math
Watching an instructor do examples is the best way to learn new mathTrying a problem I don’t know how to solve is the best way to learn new mathGetting an answer on the calculator isn’t really doing math
Being creative helps to do math
Drawing pictures helps me to do math
Explaining the idea to someone else helps me to do math
Pick one statement you agree with and explain.
Pick one statement you disagree with and explain.
Rate your mathematics ability from 0 (none) to 10 (could be a mathematician):What evidence do you have for your rating?
