A short quiz to ascertain the degree to which students have a fixed mindset or growth mindset (cf Carol Dweck)

1. NAME: _________________________ DATE: ___________
Mindsets QUIZ
Give these statements a score –
4 if you totally agree
3 if you agree
2 if you neitheragree nor disagree
1 if you disagree
0 if you totally disagree
SET A
1. If you workhard you can actuallymake yourself more intelligent. SCORE:
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2. Doingdifficultworkisgoodbecause it’sgoodtobe stretched. SCORE:
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3. I like gettingfeedbackonmyworkso I can see how I can improve. SCORE:
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4. I listeninschool because Ialwayswanttolearnnew things. SCORE:
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SET B
1. Your personalityisset –you can’t reallychange it. SCORE:
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2. You eitherlike /love people oryoudon’t – youcan’t ‘learnto love someone’. SCORE:
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3. Tryingnewexperiencesisprettyscary – I’drather stayin my‘comfortzone’. SCORE:
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4. People should tell youonlythe thingstheylike aboutyou,notcriticise you. SCORE:
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SET C
1. If you trainat sportyou can become betterandbetter. SCORE:
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2. Anyone canlearnto playa musical instrumenttoa decentlevelif theyare shownhow andstickat it.
SCORE:
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3. A goodsportscoach isone whocan see whathas gone wrongwhenyoulose andhelpyou/ the teamto
put that right. SCORE:
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4. It isbetterto win2-1 againsta really goodteamthanwin4-0 againsta rubbishteam. SCORE:
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