Pre-Test on Beliefs about Intelligence

Name: _______________________________ Subject/s Handled: _____________________________________

Age: ________ Gender: Female ( ) Male ( ) Status: Single ( ) Married ( ) Widow/er ( ) No. of Years in Teaching: ___

Instructions: Remember, this is NOT a test! It is an opinion survey about beliefs and goals regarding ability and
performance. It is very important that you give your honest opinion, not what you believe someone else would think
best. Read each statement, decide how much you agree or disagree with the statement, and circle your answer. Make
sure you answer all the questions.

Do you Agree or Disagree? Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree A Agree Agree A

A Lot A Little Little Lot
1. You can always change the 1 2 3 4 5 6
amount of intelligence you
have.

2. You can learn new things, 1 2 3 4 5 6

but you cannot really change
your level of intelligence.

3. I like my schoolwork best 1 2 3 4 5 6

when it makes me think hard.

4. I like my work best when I 1 2 3 4 5 6

can do it really well without
too much trouble.

5. I like work that I'll learn 1 2 3 4 5 6

from even if I make a lot of
mistakes.

6. I like my work best when I 1 2 3 4 5 6

can do it perfectly without any
mistakes.

7. When something is hard, it 1 2 3 4 5 6

just makes me want to work
more on it, not less.

8. When I work hard to 1 2 3 4 5 6

accomplish a task, it makes me
feel as though I'm not very
smart.

What are your preconceived notions about our brain? Can you write in at least two (2) sentences your concepts about
our students intelligence growth? _____________________________________________________________________
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Thank you so much! /ijrt

 Post-Test on Beliefs about Intelligence

Name: _____________________________________

Instructions: After the session, did your beliefs about intelligence change? Please answer the post-test below.

Do you Agree or Disagree? Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree A Agree Agree A

A Lot A Little Little Lot
1. You can always change the 1 2 3 4 5 6
amount of intelligence you
have.

2. You can learn new things, 1 2 3 4 5 6

but you cannot really change
your level of intelligence.

3. I like my schoolwork best 1 2 3 4 5 6

when it makes me think hard.

4. I like my work best when I 1 2 3 4 5 6

can do it really well without
too much trouble.

5. I like work that I'll learn 1 2 3 4 5 6

from even if I make a lot of
mistakes.

6. I like my work best when I 1 2 3 4 5 6

can do it perfectly without any
mistakes.

7. When something is hard, it 1 2 3 4 5 6

just makes me want to work
more on it, not less.

8. When I work hard to 1 2 3 4 5 6

accomplish a task, it makes me
feel as though I'm not very
smart.

What changed about your notions on intelligence? How does this affect the way you teach your students?
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Thank you so much! /ijrt