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Mentoring Surveys
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"...a truly ground-breaking
contribution to the field of youth mentoring."
Dr.
David DuBois,
Co-Editor, Handbook of Youth Mentoring |
These are two of the strongest, most comprehensive surveys available for
measuring relationship quality. Because they can be integrated into existing match supervision activities,
they also
are an efficient way to gain insight on
programming that can serve dual purposes. In fact, doing do can provide
consistency and structure that
helps new staff cover the most important areas and helps experienced
staff catch small problems in a match before they become severe.
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Match Characteristics Questionnaire
The quality of mentoring
relationships determines how much children can benefit from them.
The Match Characteristics Questionnaire (MCQ) is regarded as one of the strongest tools available to measure it from the
adult's perspective. It has strong evidence of validity and
reliability.
(Likert and short answer questions; adults; 20-30 minutes)
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Youth Mentoring Survey
The Youth Mentoring Survey (YMS) is
the youth-response companion to the MCQ. The YMS is regarded
as one of the strongest tools available to measure match
quality from the youth's perspective. It has strong evidence
of validity and reliability among students 3rd grade and older.
(Likert and short answer questions; 3rd-12th graders; 15-20
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Social Skills Assessments
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Self-Reported Assessment of Behavior and Social Skills
The
Self-Reported Assessment of Behavior and Social Skills (SABSS)
measures aspects of elementary school students' social skills,
including empathy, impulse control, and conflict resolution.
It has strong reliability evidence but has not been used to predict
developmental or academic outcomes.
(Likert questions; 3rd-6th
graders; 10-15 minutes) |
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Teacher-Reported
Assessment of Behavior and Social Skills
TABSSi -- Individual Version
TABSSc -- Classroom Version
The
Teacher-Reported Assessment of Behavior and Social Skills (TABSS) is
the companion survey for the SABSS. It is available in
versions that allow teachers to rate the social skills of individual
students or entire classrooms. Each version measures the same
items and aspects of elementary school students' social skills,
including empathy, impulse control, and conflict resolution.
It has strong reliability evidence but has not been used to predict
developmental or academic outcomes.
(Likert questions; 3rd-6th
graders; 5-10 minutes) |
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Future Orientation
| Across Time
Orientation Measure
ATOM (3rd/4th Grade) (booklet format)
ATOM (5th/6th Grade) (booklet format)
ATOM (7th Grade & up) (booklet format)
The Across Time Orientation Measure
(ATOM) provides extraordinarily rich perspective on students'
outlook on the future in the context of their personal trajectory.
Students list their experiences, interests, hopes, and worries (in
the most advanced version), answer multiple-choice questions about
their responses, and complete short-answer questions. The ATOM
is a great tool for getting to know students; many appreciate the
opportunity to answer questions no one has ever asked them.
Strong reliability and validity evidence.
(Written, short-answer, and Likert
questions; all ages; 30-45 minutes) |
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