Developing a Growth Mindset Through Feedback and Goal Setting
In "Growing a Mindset" by Robin Giles, the importance of feedback, goal setting, and mindset in fostering growth and development is explored. Emphasizing effort over attainment, providing constructive feedback on strengths and weaknesses, and setting active learning goals are key strategies discussed. Avoiding a fixed mindset by praising effort and providing tools for problem-solving are highlighted. Referencing research on achievement goals and learned helplessness, the content offers insights into developing decision-makers with a growth mindset.
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Growing a Mindset Robin Giles
Why do we give specific types of feedback? Mindset Goal Setting Problem Solving 9/18/2024 Growing a Mindset 2
Feedback What do you focus on when you give feedback? Attainment Effort Progress What should you include in your feedback? Strengths Weaknesses What next? An agreed goal or target 9/18/2024 Growing a Mindset 3
The Research - Mindset Puzzles and problem solving tasks, performed by 2 groups(1). One praised on Attainment One praised on Effort Increasing difficulty Returned to original standard of question 9/18/2024 Growing a Mindset 4
Mindset (2) Why did they get worse? They will only receive praise, if they get it wrong Therefore don t try it and then they are not judged. Leading to a fear of failure Fixed Mindset I cannot get better by trying Growth mindset Keep trying and I will improve 9/18/2024 Growing a Mindset 5
Goal setting (1) Normative Goals Outcome Goals Performance Goals Active Learning Goals An active striving toward development and growth of competence 9/18/2024 Growing a Mindset 6
The Research problem solving (3) Tell them the answer Let them solve the problem 9/18/2024 Growing a Mindset 7
Summary Praise effort, not attainment to develop a Growth Mindset Don t solve the problem, give them the tools to solve it Use Active learning goals 9/18/2024 Growing a Mindset 8
Questions and References (1) H. Grant and C.S.Dweck Clarifying Achievement Goals and their Impact. Columbia University 2003 (2) C.S.Dweck The role of expectations and sttributions in the alleviation of learned helplessness. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (3) L.Kidman Developing Decision makers 9/18/2024 Growing a Mindset 9
