GROWTH MINDSET AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT The Skies the Limit! - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

GROWTH MINDSET AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT The Skies the Limit! Christy Reasons ELA 8, Bon Lin Middle School

Academic Achievement Performance based outcomes related to instructional activities Grades? Test scores? Learning? ◦ Gaining factual knowledge (memorizing) ◦ Gaining procedural knowledge (learning HOW to do things) ◦ Grades and performance ratings

Mindset Illustration “The Tortoise and the Hare”

Fixed Mindset v. Growth Mindset Fixed mindset • discouraged by setbacks • uninterested in challenging tasks • gives up easily • ignores/rejects criticism Growth mindset • views setbacks as opportunities • embraces challenges • tries harder to overcome problems • learns from criticism

Changing Responses/Reactions Fixed Mindset Don’t worry! This is easy, you can get this. It’s not as hard as you’re making it out to be. Growth Mindset Yes, it is tough. Sometimes things are going to be hard, and that’s ok. We learn best by doing things that are too hard at first.

Productive Struggle It’s Messy!!!

Strategies for Growth Criticism is not about you, it’s about the work. If your work is perfect, you’re not challenging yourself. Hard work and new ideas lead to great rewards. There is ALWAYS room for improvement J

Credits ◦ Peskett, J. Digital Content and Curriculum Design . Mindset Works. ◦ Skills you need. 2019. “The importance of mindset,” SkillsYouNeed.com . ◦ Steinmayr, R. Meibner, A. Weidinger, A. Wirthwein, L. 2017. Academic Achievement. oxfordbibliographies.com