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Module 1 – HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC: THE MINDSET

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MODULE 1:

HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC: THE

MINDSET In this primer, we’ve explored;
what mindsets are, why they matter
LEARNING and provided a range of practices
you can use to be mindful about how
OBJECTIVES
and why you use them.
After studying this module, I as a teacher 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

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

OVERVIEW
Mindsets shape the lives
we lead, the actions we take and ACTIVATING
the future possibilities of the PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
world we live in.In this module,
“Your beliefs become your thoughts, your
we provide an overview of what thoughts become your words, your words
mindsets are, why they matter become your actions, your actions become
and explore a range of practices your habits, your habits become your values,
you can use to be mindful about your values become your destiny.” —
Mahatma
how and why you use them.
Gandhi 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
https://tinyurl.com/yxuwv865 held by someone. (Oxford
Dictionary)

LEARNING
THE MINDSET
ACTIVITY 1
A mindset refers to whether
you believe qualities such as Reflection on MINDSET
intelligence and talent are fixed or
changeable traits. ... People with a fixed Who do we choose to be?
mindset believe that these qualities are
inborn, fixed, and unchangeable. Objective: Explore on how the mindset we
Your mindset plays a critical role in how you choose to adopt shapes our future.
cope with life's challenges.
Reflect on teaching practices in the English
One of the most basic beliefs we carry classroom in choosing literary works to be
about ourselves, Dweck found in her included in a course subject.
research, has to do with how we view and
inhabit what we consider to be our Task: Students are assigned to watch ‘Lost
personality. Generation’ and to explore where they feel
each mindset shows up. Write your
observation and reflection on a one whole of
Mindset Defined paper.
Here are some additional definitions to help Access to YouTube to watch ‘Lost
you answer, “What is Mindset?” Generation’ (2 min)
1. A fixed mental attitude or
disposition that predetermines a Tools and resources: Online resources,
person’s responses to and video, laptop
interpretations of situations. (The
Free Dictionary)
 THE IMPORTANCE Objective: To name and share everyday

OF MINDSET examples of how each mindset shows up in

your class / group.

“It is not primarily our physical selves that Task: Write and share your favorite everyday
examples of how each mindset shows up in our
limit us but rather our mindset about our class / group/individual.
physical limits.” — Ellen Langer
Tools and resources:
On a personal level, examining mindsets
can create subtle yet radical click’s in our Materials — Sheets of paper and an
mind, when suddenly, new ways of seeing, assortment of coloured pens
being — and ultimately acting become
available to us. These liberating shifts can
go on to meaningfully transform our lives in THE TWO BASIC TYPES OF
surprising and fulfilling ways. Cultivating MINDSET
this capacity is particularly important when
engaging in creative activities, or when
participating in innovative processes such
as human centred design.

For some of you, this may be enough of a

reason to inquire into the nature of your
mindset. There however, a deeper reason to
examine your habits of mind.

“It is not until we see our global problems as

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rooted crisis — the symptoms of our
individual and shared mindset — that we
can begin to mount a more profound
response” — Monica Sharma

Open this link on mindset for a more detailed

explanation:https://www.skillsyouneed.com/
ps/mindsets.html

LEARNING
ACTIVITY 2

“Brainstorming on Everyday
mindset examples”
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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
Mindsets in action: The Tortoise
and the Hare

Remember the story of the tortoise and

There are two ways to view intelligence or
the hare? ability:
The hare was so certain that he would
● Ability it is fixed or ingrained – in other
win that he sat down and went to sleep words, we are born with a certain level of
during the race. ability and we cannot change that. This is
called a fixed mindset.
The tortoise just plodded on and kept
● We can develop our ability through hard
going, always thinking that he had a
work and effort. This is called a growth
chance of winning. When the hare woke,
mindset.
he started running as fast as he could,
These two different beliefs lead to different
but he was just too late: the tortoise had
behaviour, and also to different results. For
won. example, students with a growth mindset
were shown to increase their grades over
The hare had a fixed mindset. He
time. Those who believed that their
believed that his innate ability would intelligence was ingrained did not; in fact,
always mean that he would win their grades got worse.
whatever he did.

The tortoise had a growth mindset. He Having a growth mindset (the belief that you
believed that he needed to work hard are in control of your own ability, and can
and keep going if he was to win. He was learn and improve) is the key to success.
also not afraid of failure or he would Yes, hard work, effort, and persistence are
never have agreed to race the hare. all important, but not as important as
having that underlying belief that you are in
control of your own destiny.

This is why you should never praise children

Read more by talking about their ability, but instead
describe the effort that they put in, and how
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much they have learned and developed their
mindsets.html
ability through the activity.

Don’t say: “Well done. You’re really good at

maths.”

Do say: “That’s great. You tried really hard,

and look how well you’ve done.”
It is important to praise the process, not the
talent or ability.
 LEARNING
ACTIVITY 3 SUMMARY
Let us see if you can remember the main points
Objective: Differentiate between growth and fixed raised in this lesson. Below is a summary of these
mindset. points:

Task: Rate your own perspective between the two Mindset -- a strong and positive one -- is
basic basic mindset. (20 points) essential to developing healthy self-esteem. It is
an important tool that affects our daily self-
What Is Your Mindset? dialogue and reinforces our most intimate
beliefs, attitudes and feelings about ourselves.
Do you have a fixed or growth mindset?Start In school, a growth mindset can
reading the following statements and decide contribute to greater achievement and
which ones you agree with most. increased effort. When facing a problem such
as trying to find a new job, people with growth
1. People have a certain amount of mindsets show greater resilience. They are
intelligence, and there isn't any way to more likely to persevere in the face of setbacks
change it. while those with fixed mindsets are more liable
2. No matter who you are, there isn't much to give up.
you can do to improve your basic
abilities and personality.
3. People are capable of changing who We live in turbulent times. Everyone is
they are.
facing increasingly urgent and deeply
4. You can learn new things and improve
interrelated challenges they haven’t faced
your intelligence.
5. People either have particular talents, or before. Collectively, we are facing an ever-
they don't. You can't just acquire talent growing number of social and ecological crises
for things like music, writing, art, or that continue to intensify and worsen. The
athletics. ultimate source of today's great challenges —
6. Studying, working hard, and practicing the primary root cause that creates all of our
new skills are all ways to develop new
crises in the first place — is also our
talents and abilities.
mindsets. All of today's great global problems
If you tend to agree with statements 1, 2, are consequences of reliving unexamined habits
and 5, then you probably have a more fixed of mind.
mindset. If you agree with statements 3, and 4,
6, however, then you probably tend to have a
growth mindset.

Tools and resources: Reading references

Congratulations! You can now proceed to the

module that would guide you in having a perspective
with great mindset.

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 Thus, the deeper reason to examine our
mindset is so we can mount a self-aware
response to the great challenges of our day. We
simply can’t respond to our personal and global
problems in a meaningful way unless we also
learn how to examine our mindsets as an
integral part of how we live our lives.

REFERENCES

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Prepared by:

KRIS ANN B. RAGOS, LPT

JOE REY E. LOCQUIAO

Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences

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