WorksheetsThe Power of Belief
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which statement best summarizes the meaning of this quote by Josh Waitzkin, “The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.”
If we believe we are born with a certain ability, then we are limited to what we can do when faced with a challenge.
If we have a fixed mindset, then we will be really good at overcoming challenges.
If we have a growth mindset, then we believe we cannot grow when faced with challenges.
If we add peanut butter to a jelly sandwich, then we have a PBJ.
What do you think happens to a group of 7th graders’ scores after practicing growth mindset over a two year period?
The teacher gave them lots of candy so they all got fat and gave up on learning.
The scores got worse.
The scores slowly but surely improved.
They gave up on school.
What is a fixed mindset?
The belief that you are born with a certain ability and that you can not change your abilities.
The belief that you can continuously learn new things and grow.
When does the brain become most active for people with a growth mindset?
When hearing about getting a good grade.
When hearing the word CHOCOLATE.
When hearing about what they could do next time to improve.
When hearing someone yell at them.
What do people with fixed mindsets believe effort means?
Effort is required in order to learn a grow.
If you put effort into a task, you must not have the ability to do the task.
What do folks with a growth mindset believe about challenges or setbacks.
Setbacks are a part of growth and necessary.
Setbacks equal failure and mean you are incapable.
"Wow that's a really good score, you must be good at this." Is this a fixed or growth mindset praise?
Growth
Fixed
"Wow that's a really good score, you must have tried really hard." Is this a fixed or growth mindset praise?
Fixed
Growth
If a group of students received growth mindset praise while completing challenging puzzles, how do you think they responded when asked if they would like to try an easy or difficult puzzle?
"I'm done, I don't want to do this any more."
They chose the most difficult puzzles, because they were enjoying the challenge.
They chose the easier puzzles so they could continue to feel successful.
They ran out the door.
When given fixed mindset praise how do you think kids responded when asked to report their scores on completing easy puzzles.
They were excited to share their scores, because they did so well on the puzzles.
They lied about their scores, because they actually did worse than they originally did when first completing the puzzles.
