Final Assessment

a. It demonstrates value for each individual.
b. It raises your mentee's confidence.
c. It removes barriers for learning.
d. All of the above.
a. Keep track of what you say and do as a mentor
b. Record your impact on your mentee’s innovation process
c. Document what you are learning from the experience
d. All of the above
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. 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 mentee’s interests
b. The mentee’s innovation successes
c. The mentee’s challenges and failures
d. All of the above
a. Remembering
b. Understanding
c. Analyzing
d. Applying
a. Personal satisfaction, opportunity to share wisdom, and reaffirmation of your approach
b. Expanded perspectives, new ideas and insights, and a strengthening of interpersonal skills
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
a. Development of a meaningful relationship
b. Personal satisfaction
c. Affirmation of flaws in his/her mentoring approach
d. Strengthening of mentoring, leadership, and interpersonal skills
a. Counseling
b. Coaching
c. Teaching
d. Mentoring
a. Connect, Wonder, Investigate, Construct, Express, and Reflect
b. Connect, Wonder, Analyze, Construct, Express, and Reflect
c. Connect, Wonder, Investigate, Create, Express, and Reflect
d. Connect, Investigate, Create, Construct, Express, and Reflect
a. Interrogative
b. Getting to Know You
c. Discovery
d. None of the Above
a. Ground rules
b. Being prepared
c. Committing to check-ins
d. Laying an educational foundation
a. Intend to listen, Concentrate, Interrupt for clarification, Maintain eye contact
b. Concentrate, Check for understanding, Repeat often, Use memory aids
c. Intend to listen, Concentrate, Check for understanding, Use memory aids
d. Concentrate, Interrupt for clarification, Repeat often, Maintain eye contact
a. facilitators, active participants
b. sages, students
c. authority figures, passive receivers
d. None of the above
a. Use “but” instead of “and”
b. Be specific and descriptive
c. Don’t be judgmental or defensive
d. Be respectful of different perspectives
a. Altruistic goals
b. Monetary goals
c. Egotistical goals
d. Self-appreciative goals
a. Hard work
b. Innovation
c. External awards or rewards
d. Presentation skills
a. Focuses on career issues and providing emotional support
b. Focuses on boosting performance
c. Focuses on development intangibles
d. None of the above
a. Pay attention to your facial expressions
b. Make eye contact frequently
c. Be available for your mentee whenever possible
d. Greet your mentee enthusiastically
e. All of the above
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. 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. The innovator must seek a market for the new product or service
b. The innovation must be accepted or adopted by others as a result of active dissemination
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
a. Be established as part of the school’s or library’s vision
b. Be determined by the mentee’s parents
c. Be utilized uniformly across each mentoring relationship
d. Be determined through collaboration between the mentor and mentee
a. When they are completely off track or rambling.
b. When they are interrupting someone else.
c. When they are dominating.
d. All of the above.
a. Growth and development
b. Knowledge and thinking
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
a. Provide feedback to your mentee
b. Take any concerns you may have to the mentee’s parents or teacher first
c. Treat mentoring as a reflective practice
d. Share what you are learning from the mentoring relationship
a. Ask probing questions
b. Set up relatively easy tasks
c. Engage in discussion
d. Provide authentic problem solving experiences
a. A greater emphasis on the importance of the school librarian within the school community
b. Other teachers are educated about the activities/lessons/resources that are available, leading to a more teacher/librarian collaboration
c. A substantial increase in the financial support of the school library
d. The role of the library is redefined, allowing the library to break away from its traditionally viewed services
a. Encourage them to follow others
b. Avoid assigning readings or discussion questions
c. Hold your mentee accountable for commitments
d. Set easily attainable standards
a. Lack of trust, unclear goals.
b. Failure to build/work at strengthening a relationship and irregular communication
c. The ages of the mentor and mentee and lack of a meeting space in the library.
d. Untested assumptions and poor use of time

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