Classroom Mode Guide

Classroom Mode lets a teacher or facilitator run the Mindset Test live with a class or group. Students join with a short code and take the standard test in their browser. The facilitator sees an aggregated, anonymised dashboard once a minimum group size is reached. No individual answers are ever visible to the teacher, and no student accounts are required.

Step 1: Create a room. From the Classroom page, click Create room. You will get a short code and a join link. Share the code with the class on a whiteboard, projector or slide — the link is not strictly necessary but is convenient for remote or hybrid sessions.

Step 2: Students join. Students open mindset-test.org/classroom (or scan the link) and enter the code. They are not asked for their name, email, or any identifying information. They take the standard 16-item test in their browser; the interface is identical to the individual version.

Step 3: Wait for the minimum group size. To protect individual anonymity, the aggregated dashboard only unlocks once a minimum number of participants have completed the test. Below that threshold, single responses could be identified by process of elimination. The exact minimum is displayed in the dashboard.

Step 4: Review the aggregated dashboard. Once unlocked, the facilitator view shows the distribution of scores across the group, per-question response patterns, and a comparison of the intelligence and talent subscales. All views are aggregated. There is no way to see how a specific named student answered.

What teachers can see. Distributions and aggregate averages across the group; per-item response counts on the 1–6 scale; the split between the intelligence and talent subscales; the number of completed responses.

What teachers cannot see. Individual student identities; individual answers to any item; the answers of students who did not complete the whole test; anything at all before the minimum group size threshold is met.

Data retention. Classroom sessions and the aggregated response data auto-delete after 30 days. If you want a record of the aggregated result for your own notes, take a screenshot within that window. There is no export of individual answers because those are never stored server-side in a form linked to any identity.

Lesson ideas — before the test. Introduce the concept of implicit theories with concrete examples; discuss where students think ability comes from without yet referencing the test; ask students to predict where the class as a whole will lean and note the prediction on the board.

Lesson ideas — after the test. Compare the class prediction with the actual aggregated distribution; discuss which items produced the widest spread of answers and why; use one specific classroom practice (feedback style, treatment of mistakes, choice of stretch tasks) as a concrete follow-up rather than a generic 'let's have more growth mindset' message.

Accessibility and language. The test is available in nine languages including Arabic (right-to-left). If your class works in more than one language, students can pick their preferred language independently and the aggregated results still combine correctly.