This document discusses growth mindset and its importance for success. It defines growth mindset as the belief that intelligence can be developed through effort and learning strategies. This is contrasted with a fixed mindset, which is the belief that intelligence is fixed. Holding a growth mindset allows individuals to view challenges as opportunities for growth rather than signs of failure. The document provides tips for promoting growth mindset, such as praising effort over outcomes and using the phrase "not yet" to encourage persistence.

1. Growth Mindset
is essential to
achieve success
General Psychology
University OF New York Tirana
Danja Bali

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
• How to Promote a Growth
Mindset
Key Points:
• Growth Mindset: What is It?
• Why Does It Matter?
SOLUTION
• Belief that ability is a fixed
trait that cannot change
• Vs. Belief that ability is
malleable and can be
developed.
GOUTH MINDSET vs.
FIXED MINDSET
EXAMPLE
• Student receives a poor grade
on an exam

3. Growth mindset
• A growth mindset is the belief that intelligence can be
developed. Individuals with a growth mindset
understand they can get smarter through hard work, the
use of effective strategies, and help from others when
needed. It is contrasted with a fixed mindset: the belief
that intelligence is a fixed trait that is set in stone at
birth.
• Individual’s beliefs about intelligence have important
consequences for how they experience everything in life and
how they respond to setbacks and adversity. When someone
hold a fixed mindset, failure is the end of the story: time to give
up. But when people hold a growth mindset, they may
experience challenges as an exciting place to grow, embracing
challenges as opportunities to develop mastery.
Why Does It Matter!
What It Is?

4. Fixed vs. Growth mindset

5. EXAMPLE OF A CHALLENGE
Student receives a poor grade on an assignment or exam
• "I haven't mastered this yet. I need
to work harder or try a new
approach."
• Increased effort and use of
positive learning strategies
• If the student believes her
intelligence can grow
Growth mindset
• "I am stupid at this. I shouldn't even
bother trying."
• Decreased effort
• If the student believes her intelligence
is fixed
Fixed mindset
BEHAVIORAL
RESPONSE
ACADEMIC RESPONSE
PSYCHOLOGICAL
INTERPRETATION
MINDSET
• Diminished academic engagement
and performance
• Increased academic
engagement and performance
Positive outcomes reinforce growth
mindset
Negative outcomes reinforce fixed
mindset

6. Fixed vs. Growth mindset
Performanceon a national achievement test in Chile.
Student's who held a growth mindset were
three times more likely to score in the top
20% on the test.
Growth mindset
10th grade students with a fixed mindset
were four times more likely to score in the
bottom 20%.
Fixed mindset
Source Claro, Paunesku, & Dweck,
under review.

7. Solution & Tips
The good news is that anyone can shift to
the growth mindset.
Encourage this by praising the process we
engage in: Our effort, strategies, focus,
perseverance, and improvement.
Focusing on the work it took to reach a
goal helps build a healthy perspective and
belief that He/she can progress and
succeed with continued effort.
Try to normalize the phrase “Not Yet!”
this makes us think that we are on a
consecutive learning curve without
discouraging.
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8. In conclusion, we stated the importance that mindset has in achieving
success in life. And the idea behind a growth mindset and fixed mindset
according to American psychologist, Dweck. “In a growth mindset,
students realize that their talents and abilities can be developed through
effort, good teaching, and persistence. On contrary in the fixed mindset,
they believe they are born smart and talented in an area. Then we’ve
introduced two phrases that might help students to develop a growth
mindset. Finally, I want to finish my presentation with a quote that is very
close to my heart; Becoming is better than being." -- Carol Dweck.
Conclusion

9. Resources used:
Online website: GoPeer. (2020, August 28). The importance of
having a "growth mindset". Medium. Source Claro, Paunesku, &
Dweck, under review
Offline (Carol Dweck’s, Mindset.)
Own experience (Personal experience).

10. Thank You
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