QUESTIONS
Question 1
Identify the following as descriptions of either a fixed mindset or growth mindset
- Focus on smart and dumb
- Resilient in the face of setbacks
- Focus on developing abilities
- Afraid of learning
- Back off from challenging learning
- Take on challenges
Question 2
In a study of 7th graders with declining grades, one group was taught study skills and a second group was taught growth mindset along with the study skills. The second group’s grades showed a sharp rebound. The grades on the first group, which was taught only study skills;
- Showed a slight improvement
- Stabilized
- Continued to decline
Question 3
Carol Dweck speaks of the use of growth mindset making a positive difference in which of the following settings?
- A school on an Indian reservation
- Russian/Ukraine conflict
- Schools in Paraguay
- Companies
- Israel/Palestine conflict
- An inner city school
Question 4
Adults with a growth mindset who employ the term “growth mindset” will pass on a growth mindset to kids
- True
- False
Question 5
Whether a person has a fixed or growth mindset can change by the day, the skill, or their mood
- True
- False
Question 6
From the following list, select the three steps presented in the second video of how to build a growth mindset
- Visualize success
- Do a victory dance
- Reflect
- Learn new stuff
- Neuroplasticity
- Firing neurons
Question 7
According to Michael Merzenich in the second video, which of the following is not true?
- The brain is massively plastic on any ability
- The brain is designed to change
- Trying to improve yourself – acquiring new skills, etc., – on a regular basis, actually improves the machinery that controls learning for everything
- The brain is not so plastic at an older age
Question 8
Identify the three growth mindset practices shown in use in New York City classrooms;
- Challenges Problems
- Discussion Tables
- Peer Feedback
- Anti-talent Show
- Incorporating Opportunities for Revision
- Mistake Focus
Question 9
The study of kids praised for either being smart or for working hard shows;
- Different kinds of praise do not lead to different results.
- Praising kids for their intelligence leads to them putting in more effort next time
- Praising kids for their effort encourages them to take on more challenges
- Any kind of praise encourages kinds to learn
Question 10
Reshma Saujani explains that teaching girls to code encourages their bravery because ..
- Coding is a test of inherent ability: “Perfection or bust”
- Coding teaches them that imperfection is fatal
- They must go through trial and error again and again
- They learn to value progress over perfection
ANSWERS
Question 1
Identify the following as descriptions of either a fixed mindset or growth mindset
- Focus on smart and dumb
- Resilient in the face of setbacks
- Focus on developing abilities
- Afraid of learning
- Back off from challenging learning
- Take on challenges
Correct Answers
Focus on smart and dumb – fixed
Resilient in the face of setbacks – growth
Focus on developing abilities – growth
Afraid of learning – fixed
Back off from challenging learning – fixed
Take on challenges – growth
Question 2
In a study of 7th graders with declining grades, one group was taught study skills and a second group was taught growth mindset along with the study skills. The second group’s grades showed a sharp rebound. The grades on the first group, which was taught only study skills;
- Showed a slight improvement
- Stabilized
- Continued to decline
Correct Answer: Continued to decline
Question 3….
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