Mind-Set Activity

Determine if the following scenarios or statements are operating on Fixed or Growth Mindset.

1.  Confronted with a hard puzzle, a ten year old boy pulled up his chair, rubbed his hands together, smacked his lips and cried out, “I love a challenge!”

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2.  An IQ test is meant to summarize children’s unchangeable intelligence.

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3.  Alfred Binet believed that education and practice could bring about fundamental changes in intelligence.

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4.  The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value.

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5.  The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it even when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of what kind of mindset?______.

6.  Life is unfair and all efforts are useless.

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7.  Respond to this vignette:

One day, you go to a class that is really important to you and that you like a lot. The professor returns the midterm papers to the class. You got a C+. You’re very disappointed. That evening on the way back home, you find you got a parking ticket. Being frustrated, you call your best friend to share your experience but are sort of brushed off.

Here’s how a fixed mind set responds:

Here’s how a growth mindset responds:

Quick what comes to mind with these thoughts fixed or growth mindset? Mark F or G.


I am not good at this. What am I missing?

I’m awesome at this. I am on the right track.

I give up. I’ll use some of the strategies we’ve learned.

This is too hard. This may take some time and effort.

I can’t make this any better. I can always improve, so I’ll keep on trying.

I just can’t do math. I am going to train my brain to do math.

I made a mistake. Mistakes help me learn.

She’s so smart. I’ll never be that smart. I ‘m going to find out how she does it, so I can try.

It’s good enough. Is it really my best work?

Plan A didn’t work. Good thing the alphabet has 25 more letters!

Discuss with your table group why your chose your answers. Be ready to share a group response. Do you have a personal growth or fixed mindset you would like to share?