1. Growing a Mindset
Robin Giles

2. Why do we give specific types of feedback?
Mindset
Goal Setting
Problem Solving
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3. Feedback What do you focus on when you give feedback?
Attainment
Effort
Progress
What should you include in your feedback?
Strengths
Weaknesses
What next? An agreed goal or target
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4. The Research - Mindset
Puzzles and problem solving tasks, performed by 2 groups(1).
One praised on Attainment
One praised on Effort
Increasing difficulty
Returned to original standard of question
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5. Mindset (2) Why did they get worse? Growth mindset
They will only receive praise, if they get it wrong
Therefore don’t try it and then they are not judged.
Leading to a fear of failure
Fixed Mindset – I cannot get better by trying
Growth mindset
Keep trying and I will improve
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6. Goal setting (1) Normative Goals Outcome Goals Performance Goals
Active Learning Goals
An active striving toward development and growth of competence
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7. The Research – problem solving (3)
Tell them the answer
Let them solve the problem
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8. Summary Praise effort, not attainment to develop a Growth Mindset
Don’t solve the problem, give them the tools to solve it
Use Active learning goals
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9. Questions and References
(1) H. Grant and C.S.Dweck Clarifying Achievement Goals and their Impact. Columbia University 2003
(2) C.S.Dweck The role of expectations and sttributions in the alleviation of learned helplessness. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(3) L.Kidman Developing Decision makers
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