GCSE psychology, Development- Lesson 6- Dweck's mindset theory.

This is lesson 6 of the series of development unit lessons. This lesson focuses on Dweck’s mindset theory. This lesson goes alongside the development workbook which is available in my shop. The powerpoint consists of 16 slides and is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson.

Included:

• a starter activity on the psychological problems topic, this acts as a retrieval practice task.
• explanation of the background of the theory
• what is fixed and growth mindset? a short video to explain this, students are encouraged to write the definitions to key concepts whilst watching the clip. - answers included.
• mindset quiz. Students have to answer a series of questions to work out their mindset- quiz included on a separate document.
• two slides explaining the key points of the mindset theory, key terms used and explained.
• activity- 2 mark exam style question. Students have to apply their knowledge of fixed and growth mindsets to specific scenarios.
• poster task- extension activity included.
• application task- scenario and question on the power point. Challenge question included.
• fill in the blanks activity outlining experimental evidence.
• strengths and weaknesses of mindset theory. Students need to work out which ones are strengths and which are weaknesses. May wish to use the textbook to offer support.
• key question- students to answer in their booklet or exercise book. Assessing their understanding of the lesson’s content.
• plenary- mini quiz. Students have to allocate a key term to a key statement.