MSRS Has Wide Applicability to Diverse Populations
 The Mentoring Sessions Rating System (MSRS) was developed in order to assess the level and quality of mentoring program implementation. The MSRS log is completed by the teacher or one of the mentoring team members after each session. Positive and negative interactions and disruptive behaviors are specified at length in the supporting materials to MSRS.

MSRS was developed as an integral part of IASG's three-year, independent evaluation of the Institute for Student Achievement, a multisite, school-based intervention program for students placed at risk of failure. The evaluation design triangulated (1) student outcomes, (2) the level and quality of the students' youth development, and (3) the quality of program implementation at the sites.

MSRS Helps School and Program Administrators to
“Mentor the Mentors”
Because the results of the MSRS are fed back to the sites on an ongoing basis, mentors are able to make programmatic changes in the here-and-now.

MSRS Complements the Learning and Development Inventory
The MSRS complements the Learning and Development Inventory (LDI) in that both were designed to measure the extent to which schools promote the same key aspects of youth development. In this way, the evaluation team is able to attribute improvement in student outcomes to the nature and quality of program implementation.

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Mentoring Sessions Rating System (MSRS):
Variables and Descriptions
Demographic Questions
These items record the mentees' gender, age, grade
Description of the Mentoring Activity Learning Objective
 
Positive Learning Environment
rapport, communication of expectations for achievement, positive interpersonal relations based upon mutual respect

Quality of Session

 

 

 

 
mentoring team demonstrates knowledge of youth development as it relates to the teaching-learning process; presents material in a clear sequence; provides think-time; revises activity on the basis of student comments, questions, and performance; recognizes and understands the worth of all students and the opportunities that diversity presents in the classroom

Enrichment

 

 

 
mentoring team promotes students' competency in higher-order reasoning; competency in thinking; competency in communication and comprehension skills; greater sense of self; independence in learning; positive attitude toward school, family, peers, and community

Student Engagement


level of engagement; number of inappropriate classroom behaviors; number of appropriate classroom behaviors; number of disruptions
Observation of an Individual Student



a student is selected at random and a team member charts the number of positive interactions and the number of negative interactions that the student has during the session
List of Variables Cross-Validated between MSRS and LDI
1. Academic Self-Concept
19. Reflective Thought
2. Achievement Motivation
10. Resiliency/Coping
3. Dialogue Skills
11. Self-Assessment as a Learner
4. Engagement with Adults
12. Social Competence
5. Future Orientation
13. Student Engagement
6. Peer Bonding
14. Student Learning Variables
7. Problem Solving
15. Teamwork
8. Professional Conduct
16. Youth Development Variables