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Initial Assessment
Introduction Initial Assessment Module 1: The Promise and Potential of Mentoring Module 2: What is Mentoring? Module 3: The Predictable Cycle of Mentoring Module 4: Qualities of an Effective Mentor Module 5: Mentoring Young Innovators: Learning and Motivation Module 6: Mentoring Tips Final Assessment

Initial Assessment

a. Concentrate on concepts the mentee has already learned
b. Consist of clear, concise directions from the mentor
c. Take place during pre-determined sets of time
d. Be transparent and based on trust
a. facilitators, active participants
b. sages, students
c. authority figures, passive receivers
d. None of the above
a. Become complacent
b. Stop trying new things
c. Become infused with energy and enthusiasm
d. No longer need a mentor
a. Learning is more effective when it is relevant and timely
b. It is not necessary to reinforce learning through application
c. Mentees want practical tips and tools that they can apply quickly
d.Mentees have an inherent desire to prove themselves to their mentor
a. Encourages your mentee to confidently speak up, ask questions, and even challenge your ideas
b. Promotes a sense of security that enables your mentee to feel secure enough to fully engage in the relationship
c. Breaks down barriers and demonstrates that you are approachable and real
d. All of the above
a. Prepare
b. Establish Agreements
c. Facilitate Learning
d. Come to Closure
a. Always answer questions to the best of your ability, even if you don’t know the answer
b. Make it about them.
c. Let your mentee know how they are doing
d. When giving feedback, start on a positive note
a. Show your frustration to garner results.
b. Find a way to communicate your message without showing your feelings.
c. Skip the session and move on.
d. Give your mentee the answers to continue more easily.
a. Staying on track with your mentee
b. Starting a closure conversation
c. Delivering effective feedback
d. Facilitating mentee learning
a. At around 3rd grade, children’s curiosity and creativity increases drastically
b. At around 3rd grade, children’s curiosity and creativity decreases drastically
c. At around 3rd grade, children’s curiosity increases drastically
d. At around 3rd grade, children’s creativity increases drastically
a. Listen for facts and feelings
b. Be aware of your own emotional response
c. Listen for what is really meant versus what is said
d. Let others interrupt.
a. Pursue one idea at a time
b. Develop the capability, confidence and competence to explore
c. Take risks
d. Develop a willingness to fail and learn from failure
a. Altruistic goals
b. Monetary goals
c. Egotistical goals
d. Self-appreciative goals
a. True, the Inquiry Process Model is a cyclical model where the learner can enter the process at any point based on prior learning.
b. True, the Inquiry Process Model is a linear model where the learner can enter the process at any point based on prior learning.
c. False, the Inquiry Process Model is a linear model where the learner must enter the process from the beginning, regardless of prior learning.
d. False, the Inquiry Process Model is a cyclical model where the learner must enter the process from the beginning, regardless of prior learning.
a. Every mentee trusts in the same way, at the same speed
b. You do not need to trust the mentee for them to trust you
c. Trust must be continuously worked at
d. A mentoring relationship does not require trust
a. Learning something in case you might need it sometime.
b. Learning something about telling time.
c. Learning something just at the time you need it.
d. Learning something that you might not ever use.
a. Curiosity, Invention, Entrepreneurship
b. Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Profitability
c. Creativity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship
d. Creativity, Invention, Entrepreneurship
a. Adaptability and ability to manage complexity
b. Self-directedness
c. Risk-taking behavior
d. Higher order thinking skills
e. All of the above
a. The mentor
b. The mentee
c. The library and school
d. All of the above
a. Share your own stories or something unique and interesting about yourself
b. Allow the mentee to rely on your ideas and advice rather than their own
c. Find areas of common ground where you share points of interest
d. Ask your mentee about a time when they had to face a similar challenge or difficulty and what they did to handle it
a. Slower learning
b. Lowered self-confidence
c. More stress
d. Encouragement
a. Make mentoring a two-way commitment.
b. Share personal stories, successes, and challenges.
c. Let you know that you are learning from him/her at the same time he/she is learning from you.
d. All of the above.
a. Restating what has been said before responding.
b. Interrupting the speaker before they are finished.
c. Watching for body language and other indicators of mood.
d. Seeking clarification when something is unclear.
a. Interrogative
b. Getting to Know You
c. Discovery
d. None of the Above
a. Emphasize good listening skills
b. Create challenges for the mentee that may be too difficult to complete
c. Demonstrate empathy with the mentee with the challenges faced throughout the innovation process
d. Guide the mentee to reflect on the innovation process afterwards
a. Structure
b. Support Mechanisms
c. Open communication
d. all of the above
a. It can be overbearing
b. It inhibits the mentee from taking risks
c. It can create too intimate of a relationship between mentor and mentee
d. The mentee may feel too comfortable and become complacent
a. Beginning
b. Middle
c. End
d. All of the above
a. Support, tests, feedback, and opportunities to develop an innovative vision
b. Support, tests, feedback, and opportunities to present their learning
c. Support, challenges, feedback, and opportunities to develop an innovative vision
d. Support, challenges, feedback, and opportunities to present their learning
a. In person meetings
b. Skype calls
c. Email
d. All of the above

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