Discussion 3: Growing Your Mindset
Purpose
The purpose of this activity is to help you understand how to develop a growth mindset. For this activity, you will engage in a small group discussion.
Learning Objectives
LO4. Compare and Contrast fixed and growth Mindsets.
Time
The time estimated to complete this activity is 20-30 minutes.
Instructions
For this group activity, you will engage your peers in a small group discussion. Your initial post on the discussion board should be between 100-200 words in length. Please follow formal writing conventions using complete sentences and checking spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Please submit your initial post by Wednesday.
Please take these two short quizzes on mindset. The second quiz will ask for your email and email your results to you.
After you have completed the quizzes above address the following questions:
- Discuss your thoughts on the results from the quizzes.
- Based on what you have learned about mindset, what advice would you give someone to help them develop a growth mindset?
- Give an example of a growth mindset statement.
After you have addressed these questions in your initial post, please read some of your other classmates’ posts and reply to two different peers using the RISE model of peer feedback found in the Online Netiquette page. Your replies should be thoughtful and substantive, between 50-150 words, and follow formal writing conventions. Prioritize responding to classmates that have not received any responses yet. Please submit your response posts by Sunday.
