Final Assessment

a. Ask probing questions
b. Set up relatively easy tasks
c. Engage in discussion
d. Provide authentic problem solving experiences
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. A highly focused conversation about the specific learning derived from the mentoring experience
b. A no-fault conversation focusing on both the process and the content of the learning
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
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. 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. Stress and pitfalls
b. Needing a safety net
c. Solutions and strategies to identified problems
d. Finding a role model
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
a. Martins and Terblanche
b. Tony Wagner
c. Lois Zachary
d. A group of mentor-librarians
a. Check in at the end of the each meeting to gauge the satisfaction level of your
b. Avoid revisiting ground rules that have already been established
c. Revisit your ground rules from time to time to see if they are still in play
d. Review the project goals and discuss your mutual satisfaction with progress
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. The Inquiry Process Model
b. The Information Fluency Continuum (IFC)
c. The ARCS Model of Motivational Design
d. All of the above
a. Use real-life challenges and situations as “teachable moments.”
b. Act on your assumptions about what is going on with your mentee.
c. Let your mentee know the value of what you each bring to the table.
d. Both a & c
a. Parent-directed
b. Facilitated
c. Self-directed
d. All of the above
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. Take charge and tell your mentee what they should do.
b. Be fully present and give your undivided attention.
c. Show appreciation and demonstrate basic civility.
d. Fulfill your promises and commitments.
a. The Develop-Profit Theory
b. The Analyze-Create Theory
c. The Understand-Apply Theory
d. The Expectancy-Value Theory
a. Irregular communication
b. Lack of progress and accountability
c. Unrealistic expectations
d. Failure to evaluate the relationship and act on feedback
a. Martins and Terblanche
b. Tony Wagner
c. Lois Zachary
d. A group of mentor-librarians
Directed only towards students with ASD
Directed towards students with ASD, but open to all
Directed towards teenagers
Just like traditional storytimes
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. Affluent Schools
b. High needs schools
c. Both affluent and high needs schools
d. Neither affluent nor high needs schools
a. Respect raises your mentee’s confidence
b. Respect removes barriers for learning
c. Respect creates energy and enthusiasm for work
d. Respect sets a low bar of expectations that is easier to meet
a. Become complacent
b. Stop trying new things
c. Become infused with energy and enthusiasm
d. No longer need a mentor
a. Prepare
b. Establish Agreements
c. Facilitate Learning
d. Come to Closure
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. Motivates
b. Inspires
c. Supports learning and developing
d. All of the above
a. Rigidity, autonomy, and collaboration
b. Flexibility, autonomy, and collaboration
c. Flexibility, control, and predictability
d. Rigidity, control, and collaboration
a. Beginning
b. Middle
c. End
d. All of the above
a. A highly focused conversation about the specific learning derived from the mentoring experience
b. A very general conversation about the overall learning derived from the mentoring experience
c. A highly focused conversation about the overall learning derived from the mentoring experience
d. A very general conversation about all of the specific learning derived from the mentoring experience
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

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