When the next time was coming around I again didn’t really focus on preparing or working on improving my strategy for the test. I was focused on the score and the outcome, not so much on how I could do better the next time. Both models of intelligence are critical in sports because athletes need to know if they did well or not and also how they can improve upon their technique.īack in high school when I was getting ready for the SATs I never really prepared and went in believing I was capable enough to do well with the knowledge I had attained over the years. However, her model sheds light on giving more effort and strategy, which is seen in sports such as football. Many people in the world enjoy being praised or rewarded for what they have accomplished. Professor Dweck’s model is one that is different than the norm in that it focuses on, “praising the process,” instead of praising the outcome and not focusing on the “now” (Dweck).

If the kids know they failed they can take a step back and look to see what caused them to fail They won’t know if they really need to improve upon their effort or strategy if they don’t know if they succeeded and failed. These methods seem reasonable and don’t bother me, but I do believe kids need to know if their outcome of a task or activity is good or bad.

This strategy again helps kids to focus on the process rather than the outcome. Another way to help develop that “Growth Mindset” is similar to the previous one, which is to reward the process and in return kids gave, “more effort, more strategies, more engagement, ” and so on (Dweck). The kids will realize the benefits from learning from their mistakes through how they complete their task. This encourages kids to focus more on the effort than the end result and being perfect. They look to see what they can improve upon and learn in order to develop a more knowledgeable self.Īccording to Professor Dweck one way of stimulating a growth mindset or to building a “bridge to yet” is by, “praising the process kids engage in” (Dweck).

They are unwilling to or unable to look to the future for improvement and instead focus on “now.” Unlike the “Fixed Mindset,” individuals, “Growth Mindset” people have the tendency to focus on the, “yet,” or look towards the future (Dweck). “Fixed Mindset” is a mindset an individual might have where they are stuck in, as Professor Dweck calls the, “now,” or the, “not yet” zones (Dweck).

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