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stephwalters

Fixed vs. Growth Mindset Article - 0 views

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    Hosted by the site Brain Pickings, this article is a good review of fixed mindset vs. growth mindset. Also, there is a great info graphic to help explain the difference.
Stuart T. Haines

Carol Dweck's Work On Growth Mindsets and Fixed Mindsets - 1 views

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      This website has excerpts from an interview with Carol Dweck, and also has a short video explaining how she conducted her studies about praise for intelligence in children. It also contains an overview of growth vs. fixed mindsets and ways to integrate a growth mindset into teaching.  
nholl9

Metacognition and Student Learning - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of Higher Educa... - 0 views

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  • Poor metacognition means that some terrible yet hopeful singers on American Idol are unable to assess their own weak vocal talents. And it means that some students have a mistaken sense of confidence in the depth of their learning.
  • "Poor metacognition is a big part of incompetence," he explained. "People who are incompetent typically do not realize how incompetent they are. People who aren't funny at all think they are hilarious. People who are bad drivers think they are especially good. You don't want to fly on a plane with a pilot who has poor metacognition. A lot of reality shows like American Idol highlight people with poor metacognition for entertainment. Everyone knows people who are seldom in doubt but often wrong."
  • The actual exam should never be the first time the faculty or the students get feedback about the actual level of student understanding."
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  • An understanding of metacognition, and the influence it has on our students, gives us one more reason to shift our courses away from providing students with a steady diet of lectures, punctuated by a few high-stakes exams.
  • And, as Chew pointed out in response to an early draft of this essay, students frequently don't ask questions precisely because their poor metacognitive skills have convinced them that they understood the lecture perfectly.
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    Interesting article aimed at secondary faculty members to enhance their teaching skills. The author drew an interesting and humorous analogy between metacognition and American Idol (and other reality shows). Which I think it's certainly something everyone can relate to having seen at least a few minutes of the "bad singers" that kick off each season of American Idol. I think this is relatable because I'm sure everyone would agree that at some point in our lives we have mistaken ourselves for being better at something than we really are...which is the opposite of metacognition. In contrast, to continue with the Idol example, if one is able to recognize how poor of a singer they are, then in turn take voice lessons, practice singing often, listening to their singing and critiquing and making a plan to fix the issue and ultimately change course to actually become a better singer- that is the basis of metacognition. This article also illustrates several ways to enhance the classroom activity to help both students and instructor assess understanding.
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    Interesting article aimed at secondary faculty members to enhance their teaching skills. The author drew an interesting and humorous analogy between metacognition and American Idol (and other reality shows). Which I think it's certainly something everyone can relate to having seen at least a few minutes of the "bad singers" that kick off each season of American Idol. I think this is relatable because I'm sure everyone would agree that at some point in our lives we have mistaken ourselves for being better at something than we really are...which is the opposite of metacognition. In contrast, to continue with the Idol example, if one is able to recognize how poor of a singer they are, then in turn take voice lessons, practice singing often, listening to their singing and critiquing and making a plan to fix the issue and ultimately change course to actually become a better singer- that is the basis of metacognition. This article also illustrates several ways to enhance the classroom activity to help both students and instructor assess understanding.
Stephanie Callinan

Meta-studying: Teaching Metacognitive Strategies to Enhance Student Success - YouTube - 0 views

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    This is a video of the 2012 American Psychological Association "Diane Halpern" lecture on metacognition in education. Dr. Elizabeth Yost Hammer, the faculty developer at Xavier Univerisity, discusses the importance of developing incoming college students' metacognition and the techniques to do so. From 0:00 - 07:00, Dr. Hammer discusses the term, metacognition, and applies it to the typical student with poor self-assessment skills. During 11:00 - 16:30, characteristics of incoming high-school students are discussed and provides insight into why these students may have poor metacognitive and study skills. Techniques to teach metacognition to students are discussed in detail during 18:30 - 36:30. I would highly recommend this section for those interesting in learning more about formative assessment. Dr. Stephen Chew, also discussed in our lecture, makes a brief appearance at 36:30 - 38:00 and discusses his video series, "How to study hard and still fail..." Finally, Dr. Hammer concludes her lecture with other habits of mind that play a role in the development of metacognition, such as the fixed mindset theory.
Stephanie Callinan

How to Get the Most Out of Studying | Samford University | Birmingham, Alabama - 1 views

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    Dr. Stephen Chew is a professor and chair of psychology at Samford University in Birmingham, AL. He is a cognitive psychologist with interests in teaching strategies, formative assessment, and cognition & instruction. I have included brief descriptions of his video series below: Video series: "How to study long and hard and still fail… or how to get the most out of studying" Video #1: "Beliefs that make you stupid" 1. Learning is fast. 2. Learning isolated facts (note cards). 3. Fixed mindset. 4. Good at multi-tasking (while studying, i.e. texting, computer breaks, games, etc.) Video #2: Examined a study looking at "levels of processing." Study examines shallow v. deep processing, intent v. incidential exposure, and strict memorization. Group with deep processing (regardless of intent v. incidential) had the highest recall. Shallow = memorization. Deep = understanding, comprehending, applying, visualizing Video #3: Four ideas to achieve deep processing: elaboration (how does this relate?), distinction (how is this similar/different?), personal (how does this relate to experience?), appropriate retrieval and application (how am I expected to use or apply this concept?). Extent of use of each principle depends on professor style! Video #4: Study strategies: Ask questions! (facts [ok], relationships, compare/contrast, apply in new situation, apply to personal experience, etc.). Concept maps (visual learners?), Retrieve info in way teach expects (2 parts: recall without notes, use information). Also discusses note-taking, good highlighting. Video #5: Don't panic/deny failure. Evaluate exam preparation (lecture, required readings, study technique, etc.), review exam with professor, review notes!, talk with professor, develop revised study plan.
stephwalters

Mindset | What is Mindset - 1 views

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      This is a website based on her book, Mindset, and also has a test to evaluate the mindset of an individual. It gives an overview of mindset and has reviews of her book. 
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    This article is hosted by the Midset website. Through this link you can find a brief description of "mindset". The site as a whole has some great resources and I encourage you to look around if you visit. Through this site you can "test your mindset" to see if it is more of a "fixed mindset" or "growth mindset".
mmounce13

Mindset: Motivate Students to Grow Their Mind - 1 views

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    Great TED talk video (~10 minutes) on the difference of Fixed and Growth Mindset. About instilling in our learners the lesson of challenges, resilience, and hard work. Failing is sometimes the greatest thing that can happen to a learner.
mmounce13

Test Your Mindset - 0 views

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    This website provides a survey to determine your mindset: fixed vs. growth. There are many of these surveys but this one is made by the pioneer of mindset, Carol Dweck.
iekeocha

Change your Mindset - 0 views

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    Great resource for 1) Taking the mindset test to determine what kind of mindset you have. 2) Lists 4 simple steps to changing mindset once the test determines what mindset you do have. Allows individuals with fixed mindsets to identify ways to change their mindsets in order to achieve a "growth mindset."
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