In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. We are born with innate abilities. A person with a "fixed mindset" may say something like "I am just not a good student." They also believe that talent alone creates success-without effort. They're wrong.
When students and educators have a growth mindset, they understand that intelligence can be developed. Students focus on improvement instead of worrying about how smart they are. They work hard to learn more and get smarter. A person with a growth mindset would say something like, "I'm not a good student...YET!"
So, based on growth mindset, even if you are not a "good student", you CAN BE!
Check out the clip below on Growth Mindset and answer the following:
Give a description of fixed mindset vs. growth mindset as you understand it.
How do you think a growth mindset will help you be successful in EDU 501?
How can this mindset help the students you work with or will be working with in the future?
Growth Mindset Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_oqghnxBmY
Last week we learned about Skinner's Radical Behaviorism, which includes positive and negative rein forcers, as well as punishment.
Please respond to the following:
Do you think positive reinforcement and/or negative reinforcement, or punishment, is more appropriate with the students you work with, and why?
Give at least one example or experience backing up your thoughts/reasoning.