Fixed vs. Growth Mindset

Does the following statement refer to a growth or fixed mindset? “If I have to try, I must not be smart.”

• Fixed Mindset

• Growth Mindset

Does the following statement refer to a growth or fixed mindset? “I don’t know how to do this yet.”

• Fixed Mindset

• Growth Mindset

Does the following statement refer to a growth or fixed mindset? “Science will always be impossible to me, no matter how hard I try.”

• Fixed Mindset

• Growth Mindset

Does the following statement refer to a growth or fixed mindset? “The brain needs practice and exercise like a muscle.”

• Fixed Mindset

• Growth Mindset

Does the following statement refer to a growth or fixed mindset? “Asking questions makes me look dumb.”

• Fixed Mindset

• Growth Mindset

“Thinking rigidly” is a Habit of Mind. True or false?

• True

• False

Which of the following does not describe someone who is persistent?

• If a problem-solving strategy isn’t working, they know how to try another.

• They write down any answer to get the task over with as quickly as possible.

• They can sustain a problem-solving process over time.

• They stick with a task until it is completed.

Which of the following is the definition of metacognition?

• sticking with a task until it is completed

• the capacity to change your mind when presented with new information

• taking a well-considered risk

• thinking about thinking

Effective questioners pose questions about…

• different points of view.

• causal connections and relationships.

• hypothetical problems.