mindsets: creating confident and effective learners
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Mindsets: Creating Confident and Effective Learners. Center for Confidence Creating Confident Individuals September 18, 2008. Paying Attention to Learning. Ability-Relevant Feedback. Question “Who was the Union general at the battle of Gettysburg?”. Subject types - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Mindsets: Creating Confident and Effective Learners
Center for ConfidenceCreating Confident Individuals
September 18, 2008
Question “Who was the Union general at the battle of Gettysburg?”
* Subjecttypes
response and confidence
1.5 s 2 s
* Correctanswer
1.5 s
Ability-Relevant Feedback
Learning-Relevant Feedback
1 s
Paying Attention to Learning
or
Fixed Mindset Instructions
“The test you are about to take, the verbal portion of the MCAT, is a measure of your verbal intelligence and verbal reasoning ability…”
Growth Mindset Instructions
The test you are about to take… is not a measure of verbal ability; rather it is a measure of your current level of reading comprehension, retention, and speed. All of these can improve considerably with practice.
Mindset Instructions on MCAT Problems
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
17.5
20
FIXED GROWTH
25.9% increase
How are Mindsets Communicated?
Messages We Send to Students
Effects of Intelligence vs. Effort Praise
• Mindset: Fixed vs. Growth• Goals: Looking smart vs. Learning After Difficult Trial:• Confidence: Low vs. High • Motivation: Low vs. High• Performance: Decreased vs. Increased
Number of problems solved on Trial 1 (before failure) and
Trial 3 (after failure).
4.5
5
5.5
6
6.5
Trial 1 Trial 3
Effort PraiseControl PraiseIntelligence Praise
Num
ber o
f Pro
blem
s Sol
ved
Lying Students who misrepresented their scores
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Intelligence Control Effort
Type of Praise Given
Changing Mindsets
Math Grades(Blackwell, Trzesniewski, & Dweck)
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
Before After
ControlBraInology
Percent Identified as Increasing in Motivation
9
27
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Control Growth
Question “Who was the Union general at the battle of Gettysburg?”
* Subjecttypes
response and confidence
1.5 s 2 s
* Correctanswer
1.5 s
Ability-Relevant Feedback
Learning-Relevant Feedback
1 s
Paying Attention to Learning
or