7th grade 1st marking period Test

What is a fixed mindset?

• a belief that one's intelligence is static or stays the same

• when you've made up your mind about something

• a desire to repair things

• having your mind SET on learning

When something is difficult,

• it's a sign that you aren't QUITE smart enough.
• it may mean you have a learning disability.
• the topic is beyond your abilities.
• Your brain grows.

What IS a "growth mindset"?

• the desire to raise crops

• a belief in one's ability to get smarter

• readiness to listen to a lesson

• knowing that you are capable of EVERYTHING

What is a fixed mindset?

• a belief that you are born with the intelligence you will have for the rest of your life
• when you've made up your mind about something
• a desire to fix things
• having your mind SET on learning

A growth mindset is the belief that

• mistakes mean failure.

• skills can't be improved.

• your intelligence can't change.

• hard work can make you smarter.

Your brain is most like a

• muscle that grows with exercise.

• published book that always stays the same.

• tank of gas that gets used up and needs refilling.

• lawn that you need to mow when it gets too long.

What causes your brain to improve?

• simply making mistakes

• getting the correct answer

• making mistakes, and then analyzing them

• getting correct answers and not reviewing them

When you have a growth mindset,

• you automatically have strong neural connections.

• you push yourself and learn from mistakes.

• people always think that you're smart.

• you always do well on tests.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

What causes your brain to improve.

• Eating/Sleeping

• Mistakes/Failing

• Try something else

• Pay attention to what you did

Engineers test and retest their designs to?

• spend money
• improve constraints
• improve designs
• build more models