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Shigeru KonnoAdrian LeisMindsets and What They Mean for English Education in Japan

Height is a problem. But that being the case, it is easier for us to pick

up the ball, to scrum lower, and move quickly around the field, which is how we have to play.

Height is a problem. But that being the case, it is easier for us to pick

up the ball, to scrum lower, and move quickly around the field, which is how we have to play.

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Discussion 1Self-worth Theory

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your name

where you are from

your favourite kind of noodles

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Times have changed. People now need to be able to think flexibly and

creatively, solve problems, and make decisions within complex, ill-

structured environments.

Grabinger & Dunlap, 1995, p. 27

Times have changed. People now need to be able to think flexibly and

creatively, solve problems, and make decisions within complex, ill-

structured environments.

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Times have changed. People now need to be able to think flexibly and

creatively, solve problems, and make decisions within complex, ill-

structured environments.

Rich Environments for Active Learning

Grabinger & Dunlap, 1995, p. 27

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Times have changed. People now need to be able to think flexibly and

creatively, solve problems, and make decisions within complex, ill-

structured environments.

Rich Environments for Active Learning

Grabinger & Dunlap, 1995, p. 27

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Have students see what they cannot see

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Have students think deeply

Have students see what they cannot see

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Have students think deeply Have students see what they cannot see

Give students questions without concrete answers

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Have students think deeply Have students see what they cannot see

Give students questions without concrete answers

I judge a person’s intelligence by looking at

what they do when they don’t know what to do.

Unknown (or Leis, October 2, 2016)

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If humans had a third arm, where should it go?

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the protection of a sense of ability is

the student’s highest priority

Covington, 1992, p. 17

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it is not always the people who start out the smartest

who end up the smartestDweck, 2006, p. 5

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I strongly recommend teachers do not give class averages to students

Leis, 2014, p. 92

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How can we encourage students to be less afraid of making mistakes

through our regular lessons?

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fixed mindsetgrowth mindset

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fixed mindset

growth mindset

intelligence is innate intelligence is grownI must not fail! failure brings successothers will judge me I will judge me

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fixed mindset

growth mindset

intelligence is innate intelligence is grownI must not fail! failure brings successothers will judge me I will judge me

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In your opinion, what are the top five reasons for students taking a fixed mindset in their English studies?

fixed mindset

intelligence is innateI must not fail!others will judge me

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How can we develop students’ growth mindset?

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How can we develop students’ growth mindset?

Praise for effort, not intelligence

Mueller & Dweck (1998)

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How can we develop students’ growth mindset?

Reward students in tests even if they get the wrong answer

Praise for effort, not intelligence

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How can we develop students’ growth mindset?

Reward students in tests even if they get the wrong answer

Praise for effort, not intelligence

Use an idio-comparative marking approach

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How can we develop students’ growth mindset?

Reward students in tests even if they get the wrong answer

Praise for effort, not intelligence

Use an idio-comparative marking approach

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Your only rival is the you of yesterday

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"England were the perfect model of a rugby team during that time, ... They were accused of being stodgy but in fact they could play any style of game and they would only take out on to the field whatever game they needed on the day."

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References

Covington, M. (1992). Making the grade: A self-worth perspective on motivation and school reform. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: The new psychology of success. New York: Random House.

Grabinger, R. S., & Dunlap, J. C. (1995). Rich environments for active learning: A definition. Research in Learning Technology, 3(2), 5-34.

Leis, A. (2014). The self-confidence and performance of young learners in an EFL environment: A self-worth perspective. JES Journal, 14, 84-99.

Mueller, C. M. & Dweck, C. S. (1998). Praise for intelligence can undermine children’s motivation and performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 75(1), 33-52.

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