Growth and Fixed Mindset

Tired

Okay

Great

so-so

Not so good

Believing you can improve with effort and learning

Thinking your abilities are fixed and cannot change

Avoiding challenges to prevent failure

Believing only smart people can succeed

That abilities and intelligence can grow through effort and learning

That intelligence is fixed and cannot be changed

That only talented people can succeed

That mistakes should be avoided at all costs

I am ready for the challenge!

I can try again until I get this right.

It's OK if I make a mistake

I should never make mistakes

Studying

Ignoring mistakes

Giving up easily

Avoiding challenges

Everyone can improve

learning is not fixed

it is just about positive thinking

it is about how your mind can grow and change with the right thinking

Believing that getting things wrong is a reason to stop trying

Believing that mistakes are opportunities to learn

Thinking that skills can be improved with effort

Believing that challenges help you grow

A Growth Mindset believes abilities are set and cannot change

A Growth Mindset believes we can learn new things even if it is hard

A Growth Mindset avoids challenges

A Growth Mindset thinks people cannot improve

I might need some extra help if I don’t understand this yet

If our team keep practising, we could win next time

I can’t do this, I’m not good at maths

Their team always wins. They’re better than us