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MODULE 3.2

HUMAN
CHARACTERISTIC
: THE MINDSET
CRISANIE L. CACANINDIN, LPT
NSTP Instructor
Learning Objectives:
After studying this module, I as a student should be able to:

•identify the meaning of Mindset

•understand the importance of mindset as human being;
•coordinate the essentials of mindset as human being; and
•create an action to fulfill human’ characteristics

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 TOPIC
OUTLINE
THE MINDSET
› Lesson 1: The meaning of Mindset
› Lesson 2: The Importance of Mindset
› Lesson 3: The Basic Types of Mindset

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THE MINDSET

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THE MINDSET
A mindset refers to whether you believe qualities such as
intelligence and talent are fixed or changeable traits. ... People with
a fixed mindset believe that these qualities are inborn, fixed, and
unchangeable.
Your mindset plays a critical role in how you cope with life's
challenges.
  One of the most basic beliefs we carry about ourselves, Dweck
found in her research, has to do with how we view and inhabit what
we consider to be our personality.

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MINDSET
1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person’s responses to
and interpretations of situations. (The Free Dictionary)
2. A mental inclination, tendency, or habit. (Merriam-Webster.com – Medical
Dictionary)
3. A person’s usual attitude or mental state is his or her mindset. (Vocabulary.com)
4. A person’s way of thinking and their opinions. (Cambridge Dictionary)
5. An attitude, disposition, or mood. (Dictionary.com)
6. The ideas and attitudes with which a person approaches a situation, esp when
these are seen as being difficult to alter. (World English Dictionary.)
7. The established set of attitudes held by someone. (Oxford Dictionary)

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 LEARNING ACTIVITY 1
Reflection on MINDSET
Who do we choose to be?
Objective: Explore on how the mindset we choose to adopt shapes
our future.
Reflect on teaching practices in the English classroom in choosing literary
works to be included in a course subject.
Task: Students are assigned to watch ‘Lost Generation’ and to explore
where they feel each mindset shows up. Write your observation and reflection
on a one whole of paper.
Access to YouTube to watch ‘Lost Generation’ (2 min)
Tools and resources: Online resources, video, laptop

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THE IMPORTANCE OF
MINDSET

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“Brainstorming on Everyday mindset
examples”
Objective: To name and share everyday
examples of how each mindset shows up in LEARNING
your class / group.
Task: Write and share your favorite everyday
ACTIVITY
examples of how each mindset shows up in 2
our class / group/individual.
Tools and resources:
Materials — Sheets of paper and an
assortment of coloured pens

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THE TWO BASIC TYPES
OF MINDSET

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 Fixed or Growth Mindset?’
A “fixed mindset” assumes that our character, intelligence, and creative
ability are static givens which we can’t change in any meaningful way, and
success is the affirmation of that inherent intelligence, an assessment of how those
givens measure up against an equally fixed standard; striving for success and
avoiding failure at all costs become a way of maintaining the sense of being smart
or skilled.

A “growth mindset,” on the other hand, thrives on challenge and sees failure
not as evidence of unintelligence but as a heartening springboard for growth and
for stretching our existing abilities.
Out of these two mindsets, which we manifest from a very early age, springs
a great deal of our behavior, our relationship with success and failure in both
professional and personal contexts, and ultimately our capacity for happiness

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Fixed or Growth Mindset?
There are two ways to view intelligence or ability:
Ability it is fixed or ingrained – in other words, we are born with a certain level of ability and
we cannot change that. This is called a fixed mindset.
We can develop our ability through hard work and effort. This is called a growth mindset.
These two different beliefs lead to different behaviour, and also to different results. For
example, students with a growth mindset were shown to increase their grades over time.
Those who believed that their intelligence was ingrained did not; in fact, their grades got
worse.

Having a growth mindset (the belief that you are in control of your own ability, and can learn
and improve) is the key to success.

Yes, hard work, effort, and persistence are all important, but not as important as having that
underlying belief that you are in control of your own destiny.

https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ps/mindsets.html
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Mindset in Practice
People with these two mindsets actually think differently and also react to information differently.

In particular, they respond differently to information about performance.

In people with a fixed mindset, the brain is most active when they are being given information about
how well they have done, for example, test results or grades.
In people with a growth mindset, the brain is most active when they are being told what they could do to
improve.
It’s a very different approach: from ‘How did I do?’ to ‘What can I do better next time?’

One is about how they are perceived, and one is about how they can learn. You can see which one is
likely to lead to better results in future.

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Dealing with Setbacks

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Mindsets in Life
Mindsets are not just important for learning new skills. They can
affect the way that we think about everything.

For example, a growth mindset can help you recover from illness
because you believe that you can do something about the illness.
They can help you achieve in sport, at work and can also help you
grow and develop in relationships.

Cultivating a growth mindset could be the single most important thing

you ever do to help you achieve success.

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There are three key things that you can do to
develop a growth mindset:
› You need to recognize that a growth mindset is not just good, but is also
supported by science. In other words, you need to be committed to
developing a growth mindset.

› You can learn and teach others about how to develop and improve their
abilities through adopting a growth mindset. This will help you to take
control of your life, which is hugely empowering. Research shows that
people who feel in control tend to perform better. It’s a virtuous cycle.

› Listen out for your fixed mindset voice. When you hear that little critical
voice in your head telling you that you can’t do something, reply with a
growth mindset approach and tell it that you can learn.

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