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    Growth Mindset Evaluator

    Assess where your mindset is fixed and where it is growth-oriented across four key dimensions that predict your capacity for learning and change.

    Carol Dweck's research shows that people with a growth mindset outperform those with a fixed mindset, especially in challenging, changing environments. This diagnostic helps you identify the specific areas where a fixed mindset may be limiting your development and potential.

    Questions or items
    20 questions or items
    Completion time
    Around 10 minutes
    Dimensions
    Response to Failure & Setbacks, Receptiveness to Feedback, Effort & Continuous Learning, Embracing Challenges & Stretch
    What you receive
    Personalised results with configured interpretation bands, section scores and development guidance.

    What it covers

    • Response to Failure & Setbacks
    • Receptiveness to Feedback
    • Effort & Continuous Learning
    • Embracing Challenges & Stretch

    Rate each statement from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree). There are no right or wrong answers, respond based on what you genuinely believe, not what you think you should believe.

    Results: Personalised results with configured interpretation bands, section scores and development guidance.

    How this interactive diagnostic works

    This page provides the documented overview before the interactive experience is loaded. It lets you read the purpose, the material covered and the way the result is presented without entering answers or sending a request. When you choose to continue, the interactive version uses the same material shown here. It records your selections while you work and only calculates its result when its required items are complete.

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    Statements in this diagnostic

    The interactive version groups the statements below by section. Read them in relation to the situation named in the instructions, then use the response scale shown by the diagnostic. The section descriptions are part of the existing configuration and explain the aspect each group is intended to examine.

    Response to Failure & Setbacks

    How you interpret and respond when things go wrong is one of the clearest indicators of mindset orientation.

    1. When I fail at something important, I see it primarily as information that helps me improve
    2. I am willing to try things where I might fail in front of others
    3. After a setback, I focus more on what I can do next than on what went wrong
    4. I don't take failure as a sign that I lack the ability to succeed, I take it as part of the process
    5. When a project doesn't go to plan, I examine what I could learn rather than looking for who is at fault

    Receptiveness to Feedback

    People with a growth mindset seek feedback actively and use it as fuel for improvement rather than a threat to identity.

    1. I actively seek critical feedback, not just validation, from people around me
    2. When someone gives me difficult feedback, my first response is curiosity rather than defensiveness
    3. I find feedback from people who see me differently from how I see myself genuinely useful
    4. I follow up on feedback I receive, I track whether I have actually changed the behaviour
    5. I can hear critical feedback about my work without feeling it is a statement about my worth as a person

    Effort & Continuous Learning

    Growth mindset individuals believe that effort is the path to mastery, not a sign of inadequacy.

    1. I put deliberate effort into developing skills that do not come naturally to me
    2. I regularly dedicate time to learning, not just completing tasks, but improving how I do them
    3. I believe most significant capabilities can be developed with enough effort and the right approach
    4. I find the process of learning something difficult inherently rewarding, not just the end result
    5. I track my own progress over time and notice where I am getting better

    Embracing Challenges & Stretch

    Growth-oriented people seek out challenges as opportunities to grow, rather than situations that risk exposing limitations.

    1. I volunteer for tasks that stretch me, even when I am not confident I will succeed
    2. I am drawn to problems that require me to develop new capabilities rather than apply existing ones
    3. When something is difficult, I am more likely to lean in than to pull back
    4. I actively put myself in situations where I will be the least experienced person in the room
    5. I am inspired by people who are significantly better than me at things I care about, rather than threatened by them

    How the result is read

    The interactive diagnostic totals the selected item scores by section and across the whole assessment. It then matches those totals to the configured interpretation bands and shows the section-level results alongside the overall result.

    • Predominantly Fixed, 20 to 44: Your mindset is predominantly fixed in several areas. This is not a character flaw, it is a learned pattern that can be changed. Start with Response to Failure: practise reframing setbacks as data. Even small mindset shifts here compound significantly over time.
    • Mixed Mindset, 45 to 64: You show a mixed mindset, growth-oriented in some areas, fixed in others. Look at your lowest section: this is where fixed beliefs are most likely limiting you. The good news is that a mixed mindset is normal and the transition to growth is well-documented.
    • Growth-Oriented, 65 to 82: A predominantly growth-oriented mindset. You approach learning and challenge in ways that support continuous development. Focus on your lowest section to close remaining gaps, and notice where fixed thinking still surfaces under pressure.
    • Strong Growth Mindset, 83 to 100: A strong growth mindset across all four dimensions. You are likely to develop significantly faster than peers and recover from setbacks more effectively. The key risk at this level is assuming others share your orientation, they often don't, and growth mindset leaders are most valuable when they actively cultivate it in others.

    Sources named in this diagnostic

    • Dweck, C.S. (2006) Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Random House.
    • Yeager, D.S. and Dweck, C.S. (2012) 'Mindsets that promote resilience', Educational Psychologist, 47(4), pp. 302–314.
    • Blackwell, L.S., Trzesniewski, K.H. and Dweck, C.S. (2007) 'Implicit theories of intelligence predict achievement', Child Development, 78(1), pp. 246–263.

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    Frequently asked questions

    What does the Growth Mindset Evaluator measure?

    Carol Dweck's research shows that people with a growth mindset outperform those with a fixed mindset, especially in challenging, changing environments. This diagnostic helps you identify the specific areas where a fixed mindset may be limiting your development and potential.

    How many questions are in the Growth Mindset Evaluator?

    It contains 20 questions grouped into 4 dimensions: Response to Failure & Setbacks, Receptiveness to Feedback, Effort & Continuous Learning, Embracing Challenges & Stretch.

    How is the Growth Mindset Evaluator scored?

    Responses are scored within each section and totalled across the diagnostic. The total is compared with the configured interpretation bands.

    What happens after I complete the Growth Mindset Evaluator?

    After the required items are answered, the existing first-name and email gate is shown before the results are displayed. The result includes an overall interpretation, section scores and development guidance.

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