HS 1111A: Week 1 - Learning and Metacognition

What is a mindset?

A set of beliefs, attitudes, perspectives, and inclinations; states of mind that influence how people think and act

What is a fixed mindset?

Beliefs that suggest intelligence, knowledge, and talent are fixed and unchangable

What is a growth mindset?

Beliefs that suggest intelligence, knowledge, and talent can be cultivated and improved

Which mindset is conductive to learning?

Growth Mindset

What is metacognition? (According to Flavell)

Refers to one's knowledge concerning one's own cognitive processes or anything related to them; thinking about one's thinking

What are the components of cogniton?

Knowledge of cognition and self-regulation

What might someone with a fixed mindset say about their abilities?

Either they're naturally good at something or they're not

What might someone with a growth mindset say about their failures?

Failure is an opportunity to grow

What does Dweck say about our own mindsets?

"What mindset we adopt for ourselves profoundly affects the way we lead our lives"

What is the point of our course?

To learn content, skills, strategies, habits

What are our 4 learning objectives of our course?

1. Build critical thinking skills to evaluate scientific literature and ideas related to health and wellbeing

2. Explore key mental health concepts such as fetal programming hypothesis, the role of stressors, and resilience

3. Identify key evidence-based strategies that build healthy habits to support success and wellbeing

4. Apply their knowledge of such strategies and habits to their own lives to foster success and wellbeing