Research on the “growth mindset” shows that students who believe they can grow their basic abilities have greater motivation and higher achievement than students who believe their abilities are fixed, and that teachers can influence students’ mindsets. Students with a "now mindset" tend to shut down when they do not have immediate success. So what can we do to cultivate a "growth mind-set" in students? Watch the Ted Talk to learn what Dweck's prescription is.
I believe that on-demand formative assessment can go a long way in helping students develop a "growth mind-set." That is assuming their is good feedback from the assessment. There is something new brewing over at Flubaroo. For those of you have not heard of such a thing...Flubaroo is a Google Sheets Add-on that allows you easily grade quizzes that are created with a Google Form. Check out the intro video below! The big update is that Flubaroo now has an autograde function that allows students to get feedback immediately upon submitting their quiz. The Flippers out there should not underestimate the power of on-demand formative assessment. Flubaroo makes that possible and easy-to-do. Find directions to enable auto grade here.
One of the great features of Flubaroo is that it emails results directly to students, and gives the option of providing feedback (see image below). The best feedback directs students where to go to learn more or brush up on content they have yet to master. A "great job" is nice too, I suppose. A "growth mind-set" is fostered as students get feedback "now," but the opportunity to learn more in order to master content if they are not quite "yet". Provide a link to a Google Doc with additional info, a YouTube video, or a website that will help students achieve mastery.
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