Assessing Your Skills and Progress as a Mentoring Here is a self-assessment activity that can help you identify how you are doing with the overall mentoring process. Mentoring Self-Assessment Rate yourself on a scale from 1 10 (the scale is provided below) for each of the following questions. – Complete the assessment; reflect on your strengths and areas in which you could improve. 1 Almost Never – 2 Rarely – 3 Seldom – 4 Once in a While – 5 Occasionally – 6 Sometimes – 7 Fairly Often – 8 Usually – 9 Very Frequently – 10 Almost Always – ___ Do you initiate relationships and seek out your students? ___ Do you ask questions in order to connect and develop a relationship with your students? ___ Do you listen to students in order to understand what they are really saying? ___ Do you listen comprehensively, critically and empathetically? ___ Do you the walk” meaning do you hold yourself accountable, do you set a good “walk example for students regarding goal setting, study habits, time management, connections with professors and faculty, etc.? ___ Do you attempt to assist in the academic, social and personal development among your students? ___ As you grow comfortable with students are you pushing the envelope a little; discussing deeper issues? ___ Do you reflect periodically as to how you are doing as a mentor? ___ Do you connect students with helpful resources and individuals?
Assessing Your Skills and Progress as a Mentoring Here is a self-assessment activity that can help you identify how you are doing with the overall mentoring process. Mentoring Self-Assessment Rate yourself on a scale from 1 – 10 (the scale is provided below) for each of the following questions. Complete the assessment; reflect on your strengths and areas in which you could improve. 1 – Almost Never 2 – Rarely 3 – Seldom 4 – Once in a While 5 – Occasionally 6 – Sometimes 7 – Fairly Often 8 – Usually 9 – Very Frequently 10 – Almost Always ___ Do you initiate relationships and seek out your students? ___ Do you ask questions in order to connect and develop a relationship with your students? ___ Do you listen to students in order to understand what they are really saying? ___ Do you listen comprehensively, critically and empathetically? ___ Do you “walk the walk” meaning do you hold yourself accountable, do you set a good example for students regarding goal setting, study habits, time management, connections with professors and faculty, etc.? ___ Do you attempt to assist in the academic, social and personal development among your students? ___ As you grow comfortable with students are you pushing the envelope a little; discussing deeper issues? ___ Do you reflect periodically as to how you are doing as a mentor? ___ Do you connect students with helpful resources and individuals?
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