What’s your mindset? Mindset is a way of thinking. Your mindset is your collection of thoughts and beliefs that shape your actions. These beliefs affect how you think, what you feel, and what you do. We can have either a ‘Fixed Mindset’ or a ‘Growth Mindset.' Our mindsets exist on a continuum from fixed to growth, and although we’d like to always have a growth mindset, the reality is that we can only be on a journey to a growth mindset. The goal is to recognize fixed mindset elements in ourselves and then reflect on feedback and strategies for how to improve. The Mindset Assessment is a quick diagnostic tool drawn from research-validated measures for you to use to assess their mindsets. It has been used in many studies to show how mindsets can change, and can be used to identify areas in which you can work toward a growth mindset. Instructions: There are 8 statements to answer. Evaluate each statement as you actually are, rather than as you think you should be. Answer them all to know your mindset. Name Age Email Q.1: No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always change it a good deal. Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree a little Agree a little Agree Strongly Agree None Q.2: You can learn new things, but you cannot really change your basic level of intelligence. Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree a little Agree a little Agree Strongly Agree None Q.3: I like my work best when it makes me think hard. Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree a little Agree a little Agree Strongly Agree None Q.4: I like my work best when I can do it really well without too much trouble. Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree a little Agree a little Agree Strongly Agree None Q.5: I like work that I'll learn from even if I make a lot of mistakes. Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree a little Agree a little Agree Strongly Agree None Q.6: I like my work best when I can do it perfectly without any mistakes. Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree a little Agree a little Agree Strongly Agree None Q.7: When something is hard, it just makes me want to work more on it, not less. Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree a little Agree a little Agree Strongly Agree None Q.8: To tell the truth, when I work hard, it makes me feel as though I'm not very smart. Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree a little Agree a little Agree Strongly Agree None Time's up Adapted from: Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: The new psychology of success. New York: Random House Inc.