Praise and Feedback
What type of praise fosters a growth mindset?
What is praise for effort or strategy?
Parents often teach a mindset through their reactions to what?
What is failure and mistakes?
What mindset should a good teacher have about their students?
What is a growth mindset (believing all students can improve)?
In Mindset, coaches who believe athletes can develop their skills over time are said to have this type of mindset.
What is a growth mindset?
In a fixed mindset, failure is seen as this.
What is a reflection of one's ability or identity?
True or False: Telling a child "You're so smart" encourages a growth mindset.
What is false?
What’s more important than a parent’s words in shaping mindset?
What is their actions and beliefs?
How do teachers influence students' beliefs about intelligence?
What is through their expectations and responses to effort and mistakes?
This type of coach helps athletes improve through constructive feedback and a belief in development.
What is a growth mindset coach?
An athlete who uses a loss to train harder next time demonstrates this mindset.
What is a growth mindset?
How can the wrong kind of praise lead to a fear of failure?
What is by making children feel their value lies in being perfect, so they avoid challenges to protect their image?
What kind of mindset can parents unintentionally promote by praising natural talent?
What is a Fixed Mindset?
A teacher with a growth mindset responds to a student’s struggle by doing this, rather than labeling them as “not smart.”
What is providing support, encouragement, and strategies to help them improve?
Athletes with this mindset often feel the need to prove themselves and may avoid challenges.
What is a fixed mindset?
In a growth mindset, challenges are viewed as this.
What is an opportunity to learn.
What kind of feedback helps children improve performance?
What is constructive feedback that focuses on learning and strategies?
What is one way parents can encourage a growth mindset at home?
What is by modeling persistence and discussing learning from setbacks?
Classrooms that foster growth often use this kind of language to shape how students view challenges and mistakes.
What is language that emphasizes learning, effort, and progress?
Athletes under fixed-mindset coaches often fear this, which can limit their risk-taking and growth.
What is making mistakes?
A fixed mindset might cause someone to do this after a poor performance.
What is give up or avoid similar challenges?
Explain how praising intelligence can backfire in the long term.
What is it can cause children to avoid risks, give up easily, and feel ashamed of mistakes?
Open Ended: Describe a scenario where a parent unintentionally reinforces a fixed mindset.
What is a parent stopping a child from doing hard homework, saying, “It’s okay, you’re just not a math person”?
One of the most powerful ways teachers promote a growth mindset is by doing this in response to both success and failure.
What is focusing feedback on effort, strategies, and improvement rather than innate ability?
This type of praise can harm athletes' motivation by focusing too much on natural ability.
What is praising talent?
Open Ended: Name one behavior or thought that shows a fixed mindset and one that shows a growth mindset in a sports context.
What is "I'm just not good at this" (fixed) and "I need to train more and try new strategies" (growth)?