Please assess the performance of the peer mentor in your Education 1105 course. This feedback will help determine the mentor's course grade in FYE Mentor Leadership Seminar (Education 3170). The grade for EDUC 3170 is an average of the grade you issue and the grade earned in the seminar.
Please rate each of the five criteria on the following 10 point scale. Add comments describing your peer mentor's accomplishments. Remember that your mentor should be an exemplary student - someone for the EDUC 1105 students to emulate.
Points
Grade
9,10
A
7,8
B
5,6
C
3,4
D
1,2
E
1. Attendance: Peer mentor should have attended ALL meetings of (including modules) EDUC 1105 and all cluster or planning meetings with instructor(s). Comment on number of absences.
____/10pts
2. Participation and Involvement: Specifics decided jointly by instructor and peer mentor. Peer mentor should have made a point to get to know and involve students and completed a majority of the following:
Read textbook chapters and participated in class discussions
Assisted with ice-breakers and small-group work
Contacted students who were absent or struggling
Held study groups for students, etc
How effectively did your mentor accomplish the above?
____/10pts
3. Weekly Five-minute Information Presentation: Peer mentor should have given weekly five-minute talks. Suggested topics:
Signpost articles
Study tips
Current events
Service learning experiences
Campus activities
Planning for upcoming assignments
Feedback about student behavior
Peer mentor's past learning experiences
What "format" did your mentor use to disseminate information?
____/10pts
4. In-class Social: Peer mentor should have planned the activity with the class and carried out the activity so that all students were involved. How would you judge the success of the social?
____/10pts
5. Teaching Presentation: Peer mentor should have prepared and taught a class session on a topic relevant to EDUC 1105. In what way did the mentor coordinate his/her presentation with your lesson plan?
____/10pts
6. Comments:
What did you perceive as the mentor's strengths?
In what areas could the mentor have improved?
In what way was the mentor most helpful to you?
Total Points Given:
________
What grade would you give this peer mentor for his/her overall role in your class?
Please note that the mentor’s ability to continue in the program is based on the grade received in EDUC 3170. If the student is truly an asset to the class, then rank him or her with a “B” or above. If the mentor is not a good example to the freshmen, then use good judgment and grade accordingly. (A student must receive a “B” or above in EDUC 3170 to remain in the program.)
Thank You!
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