MACHINE LEARNING + GROWTH MIND SET CONCEPT TO CLASSROOM

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Zoran Popovic Ph.D.

Professor: University of Washington

Director: Center for Game Science

Founder, Chief Scientist: Enlearn

Brain Points: A growth Mindset Incentive Structure Boosts

Persistence in an Educational Game

Carol S. Dweck Ph.D.

What kind of mindset do you have?

1. You have a fixed level of ability that cannot be changed.

3. While you can learn new things, you cannot improve your basic level of ability.

2. You can grow your intelligence.

4. No matter what kind of person you are, you can always change substantially.

8. Intelligence is something you have to work for.

5. Admitting ignorance will discredit you from your colleagues.

Fixed Mindset

Growth Mindset

6. Failure does not define you.

7. You can do things differently, but the important parts of who you are can’t really be changed.

Michael Jordan

If you’ve NEVER FAILED

you’ve NEVER TRIED

anything new.

Michael Jordan

Oprah Winfrey

Albert Einstein

The Beatles

Walt Disney

Steve Jobs

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success: Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. 2008

as defined by Dr. Carol Dweck:

 “In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.” 

GROWTH MINDSET?

“Fixed Mindset”

 “In a fixed mindset, people view challenging situations as test of how much intelligence they have, and view effort and mistakes as indications of low ability”

Student believes intelligence or other skills can be improved with training and practice.

Published January 13, 2016, indications Week’s Special Report on Extending the Digital Reach

Student believes intelligence is inherent traits. You can learn new things but you can’t really change how intelligent you are.

Fixed Mindset:

Positive or Growth Mindset:

Positive Mindset May Prime Students’ Brains

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Fixed Mindset makes you concerned with how you’ll be judge

Growth Mindset makes you concerned with improving

always trying to prove yourself

supersensitive about being wrong or making mistakes

embrace failures as opportunities for developing new strategies

always worried about how smart you are

recognize abilities & talents can be developed through practice

you CAN grow your intelligence

Fixed Mindset

Growth Mindset

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success: Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. 2008

Fixed Mindset Intelligence is static

TWO MINDSETS

Carol S. Dwick Ph.D.

Leads to a desire to look smart and therefore a tendency to…

CHALLENGES

OBSTACLES

EFFORT

…embrace challenges

…persist in the face of setbacks

…see effort as the path to mastery

…learn from criticism

…find lessons and inspiration in the success of others

…avoid challenges

…get defensive or give up easily

…see effort as fruitless and for people with deficiencies

…ignore useful negative feedback

…feel threaten by success of others

CRITICISM

SUCCESS OF OTHERS

Growth Mindset Intelligence can be developed

As a result, they may plateau early and achieve less than their full potential.

Leads to a desire to learn and therefore a

tendency to…

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success: Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. 2008

As a result, they may reach ever-higher levels of achievement.

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If we change our words, we can change our MINDSET!

I’m not good at this. What am I missing?

I give up! I’ll use a different strategy.

It’s not good enough. Is this really my best work?

This is too hard! This may take some time.

I’ll never be smart! I will learn how to do this!

Plan A didn’t work! There’s always Plan B.

I made a mistake. Mistakes help me learn.

INSTEAD OF: TRY THINKING:

What is machine learning?

Machine Learning

Published January 13, 2016, indications Week’s Special Report on Extending the Digital Reach

EVERY STUDENT LEARNS DIFFERENTLY

• engagement • confidence • boredom • confusion

DIGITAL RESOURCES THAT ADAPT TO THE THOUGHT PROCESS

• Technology is transforming the practice of teaching.

• Today’s technology redirects and readjusts lessons organically to support each student.

Zoran Popovic Ph.D.

Professor: University of Washington

Director: Center for Game Science

Founder, Chief Scientist: Enlearn

Brain Points: A growth Mindset Incentive Structure Boosts

Persistence in an Educational Game

1:1 Instruction

Real-Time Adaptivity

Actionable Data

Student Engagement

Differentiation unlike any you have ever seen.

3 X 3 X 4 X 6 X 2 = 432 2 x 3 x 4 x 2 = 48432 x 48 = 20,736

Problem Type • 3 ranges of Lexiles

• 3 levels of inference • 4 levels of skill complexity • 6 levels of length of text • 2 levels of audio

Step Level • 2 levels of mental model

• 3 levels of quantity of

distractors

• 4 types of corrective feedback

• 2 levels of instruction