Carol Dweck - Mindset The New Psychology of Success

Carol Dweck discusses the impact of fixed and growth mindsets in education. She explains how teachers' words can influence students' mindsets, affecting their willingness to take on challenges. Praising intelligence can lead to a fixed mindset, while praising effort fosters a growth mindset. Dweck emphasizes teaching students that intelligence can be developed through effort and learning. She highlights the success of schools adopting growth mindset principles and stresses the importance of teachers having a growth mindset about their own abilities.

What message might students perceive if a teacher focuses on evaluating their intelligence?

• The teacher is assessing their fixed intelligence.

• The teacher is interested in collaborating with them.

• The teacher is encouraging them to take risks.

• The teacher is indifferent to their progress.

How can praising a student's intelligence negatively impact their mindset?

• It makes them feel more confident in their abilities.

• It encourages them to take on more challenges.

• It can lead them to avoid challenges to not appear less intelligent.

• It helps them develop better strategies for learning.

What is the effect of using phrases like 'not yet' with students?

• It makes students feel their efforts are futile.

• It motivates students by implying future success.

• It discourages students from trying harder.

• It reinforces a fixed mindset.

What is a key benefit of teaching students about the growth mindset?

• It helps them understand that effort leads to brain growth.

• It makes them feel that effort is unnecessary.

• It discourages them from taking on difficult tasks.

• It convinces them that intelligence is fixed.

How does a growth mindset affect students' perception of effort and difficulty?

• They believe effort is unnecessary for success.

• They view difficulty as an opportunity for brain growth.

• They see effort as a sign of weakness.

• They think difficulty should be avoided at all costs.

What is a crucial aspect of a teacher's mindset according to the video?

• Believing that teaching skills are innate and unchangeable.

• Thinking that collaboration with other teachers is unnecessary.

• Understanding that teaching is a lifelong learning process.

• Assuming that difficult students cannot improve.

What belief characterizes a growth mindset teacher?

• Teaching skills are fixed and cannot be developed.

• Difficult students are a burden to the class.

• Every student has something to teach the teacher.

• Only some students can improve with effort.