Parent assessment · ages 8–14 · 12 questions
Does your child believe abilities grow with practice? Beliefs, appetite for challenge, smart effort, and how they take feedback.
My child talks about abilities as things that grow with practice ("I'm getting better at...") rather than fixed talents ("I'm just bad at...").
Given a choice, my child sometimes picks the harder option even though they might fail at it.
When stuck, my child tries a different strategy rather than simply repeating the same approach harder.
My child accepts correction or criticism without crumbling, sulking or arguing it away.
My child uses (or accepts) the word "yet" — treating things they can't do as things they can't do yet.
My child sticks with confusing or difficult tasks instead of immediately asking someone to do it for them.
My child believes practice changes results, and I see them practising things they care about.
My child asks how they could improve (a teacher, a coach, me) rather than only asking what their mark was.
My child avoids labelling themselves ("I'm not a maths person") even after a bad experience in that area.
My child describes hard things as interesting or fun at least sometimes, not only as threats.
My child compares their work to their own past work ("better than last time") rather than only to other children's.
When a friend or classmate does really well, my child is curious or inspired rather than discouraged or resentful.