Mindset:

1. Mindset: The Psychology of Learning and Achievement

2. Born SMART….?

3. Are we born smart or stupid? • Is intelligence fixed from birth? • Do we have ‘built-in’ talents as a baby? • Or… do talents, abilities and intelligence itself grow from experience??

4. Importance of development At birth, we can’t WALK or TALK These abilities don’t pop up overnight…. ….. they DEVELOP as we LEARN!!

5. So, are we born… Good at maths? Good at acting? Good at science? Good at music?

6. Was Einstein born a genius?

7. What can we learn about learning from animals?

8. Ratty intellect… BORING • Nothing to do in the cage but eat and sleep • No stimulation EXCITING • Cage had opportunities for rats to play and interact • Lots of stimulation Lab rats were placed in 2 different environments:

9. Rat results After a while, the stimulated rats were found to be smarter than the boring rats. Their brains were even HEAVIER than the boring rats.

10. What do you think? Are our abilities determined from birth?

11. People have increased their IQ by 30 POINTS With the right mindset people can achieve more than an IQ test might reveal.

12. Two beliefs about intelligence

13. Fixed mindset Believes: Intelligence is CARVED IN STONE Scores in a test MEASURE POTENTIAL Intelligent people shouldn’t have to WORK HARD Failure reflects aLACKof INTELLIGENCE

14. Growth mindset Believes: Intelligence is MALLEABLE Learning requiresHARD WORKandEFFORT ALL individuals CAN LEARN and improve We CANNOT MEASURE a person’s POTENTIAL

15. Thinking about mindset • OBSERVE the mindset you adopt • You can CHOOSEto adopt a growth mindset • When you meet challengesREMIND yourself about the growth mindset

16. THE BRAIN

17. Facts about the brain… • The brain weighs 1,300 – 1,400 grams • It is made up of 100 Billion Neurons • Forming different areas called Lobes

18. Brain space… • The more we use a part of our body, the more space our brain needs to control or interpret it. • In fact, by learning the brain may have to change the space it uses to account for new abilities.

19. Sound centre • People who play music have been found to have auditory centres that are BIGGER than normal. • The ‘sound’ area of their brain grew through practising their music.

20. Neurons All of the areas of the brain… like sound, communication, problem-solving… are made of cells called NEURONS They transmit information all around the brain.

21. Neurons pass information through CONNECTIONS with other neurons at SYNAPSES

22. Learning helps our neurons GROW. The more we learn, the more connections they make.

23. People with large auditory areas in their brain grew lots more neuron connections in the sound area… …through lots and lots of practice.

24. What about your brain? What areas do you think are bigger in your brain than in other people’s? What areas would you like to get even bigger and stronger?

25. ‘Fail your way to success’

26. Lance Armstrong came lastin his first professional race… He went on to win the tour de France 6 times.

27. Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because… "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas”

28. Different ways people view failure Some people view it as a learning opportunity.They valuelearning. While others view it as confirmation that they are not smart.

29. Why do people have different views of failure? Because they have different goals…. • Some people create learning goals. • Others create performance goals.

30. Think of a time when you didn’t enjoy doing something… a test, a sport, a drawing – • What goal did you have? • Did you want to show a teacher how clever you were ? • Was it a performance goal? • What would you do next time this happens?

31. Write down the benefits of having learning goals

32. How people cope with failure

33. Response to failure OTHERS… Don’t think that they are failing, so BLAME NO ONE KEEP GOING and Remain HOPEFUL that they will get there SOME PEOPLE… BLAME themselves, Feel DEPRESSED and GIVE UP trying

34. Helpless response • Unmotivated • Lack of perseverance • Decreased enjoyment • Depressed • Anxious • Responsible for the setback • Disengaged and avoid getting involved with studying

35. Masteryresponse • View setback as a challenge • Try harder • Look for other ways to do things • Factor in many different points • Engage with the problem?

36. 50/50 People display one or the other response. In some areas they may react with a mastery response and in others a helpless response.

37. Brain imaging and response to failure • People with a fixed mindset pay attention to how they feel (i.e. stressed, anxious). • Those feelings then get in the way of learning.

38. Write down on a piece of paper 3 benefits of displaying a ‘mastery response’ rather than a ‘helpless response’ when confronted with failure

39. Stick these on the wall

40. Looking at these benefits, think about how this applies to your life. Do you view failure as an opportunity to learn and improve?

41. Michael Jordan’s coach said that there were many more talented people than him…. What made Jordan special? Do you agree that he failed his way to success?

42. Do you avoid or give up on certain tasks… • because they are hard? • to avoid failing?

43. Next time you get feedback or marks that you didn’t want… think about what you can learn

44. What do you believe about effort? Do you believe that with hard work and effort you can help you to improve? or Do you believe that putting effort in only shows that you were not good at it in the first place?

45. Think about your hero… Do you think of this as someone with extraordinary abilities who achieved things with little effort?

46. Now go and find out the truth! Find out the tremendous effort that went into their accomplishments and admire them even more.

47. Mindset tips • Try out new strategies • Find learning information in failure • Remember marks do not show your potential - they only show how you are doing right NOW. • If you are having difficulties finding new strategies or learning information ask someone who could help you.

48. Mindset and success

49. Two Mindsets recap: Fixed mindset • Belief that ability is fixed • People are born smart/sporty etc • Depressed after failure • Put in less effort • Don’t try new strategies Growth mindset • Belief that people can grow and develop • See failure/setback as a learning opportunity • Put in effort and persist • Try alternative routes to success

50. Write down 3 things you know about a GROWTH mindset Now put the paper in a pile on your table