Dweck’s Mindset Theory

What Are the Resources Needed for This Activity?
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Mindset: Chapter 8
On Course: pages 255 – 267 & 291-295
Presentation: Changing Your Mindset
Previous reading and presentations
LetterWritingGuide.com. (2004). Letter writing guide Retrieved from http://www.letterwritingguide.com/howtowritealetter.htm

What Do I Need to Do to Complete This Activity?
Just imagine that you’re finished with this course (feels good right?) and you know another student who will be taking SCS110 next term. The new student asks you about the course and what you have learned. She doesn’t think that the course is very important for her major and believes it will be a waste of time.

Write your friend a letter explaining why this course is important and what you have gained from it.

Think back to when you started the course and tell her things you wished you had known at the beginning. List all the concepts you believe are imperative for the new student to understand (at least four) and give examples of how the course content can be useful in everyday life as well as for reaching academic goals. Don’t forget to explain what this whole mindset thing is about and how to change it.

Finish off by including tips for the class and suggesting any other actions the student may need to take to pass the course.

If you need to know the proper way to construct a letter, please see the website listed in the activity resources.

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