Research Plan 13: Mentor Intake Survey

Mentor Intake Survey

Proposed Research Agenda

First week of mentor onboarding: 2022-07-06

• Research Year: 2022
• Participant Type: Mentor
  • Participant Type Abbreviation: M
  • For more naming convention info, please see issue #347 and the naming convention sheet
• Survey Type: Intake

Research Roadmap (this research is a subset of this roadmap)

• Wiki page: Mentor
• Roadmap document: TWE22: Research Roadmap: Mentor

Summary of Research

Question

1. To what extent do mentors successfully understand the goals of the internship?
2. What gaps in knowledge, if any, do mentors experience during the onboarding?
3. What challenges, if any, do mentors perceive themselves to be an effective mentor?
4. What challenges, if any, do mentors perceive in being an effective mentor?
5. To what extent do mentors perceive themselves as being an effective mentor?
6. To what extent do mentors’ perceptions of themselves change over the course of the internship?

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to understand:

• The extent to which mentors successfully understand the goals of the internship.
• The gaps mentors experienced during onboarding:
  • The information that mentors should have received before onboarding.
  • Additional questions that mentors have that were unanswered during onboarding.
  • The kind of support (not previously defined during onboarding) that mentors need moving forward.
• Perceived challenges or barriers to being an effective mentor.

Participant Type

• Mentors

Methods

A pre-post survey will encompass the following:

Conceptual Measure	Measurement
Knowledge of internship goals	Multiple-choice and open-ended questions
Gaps during onboarding	Open-ended questions
Perceived challenges or barriers	Attitudinal scaled items

Current Status

• Intake surveys were completed for all but one mentor.
• There weren't enough mentors to do any major quantitative analysis beyond descriptives.

All Issues

• Label: Research: RP013

Outstanding task items

• None

Assets

Google Drive folders

• Type folder: Mentor
• RP Folder: RP13

Research Plan (including Audience Identification documentation)

Internal Research Plan: TWE: RP13 Mentor Post-Onboarding Survey - Research Plan & Survey Items

Mentor Research Plan (Lean Version): Mentor Intake Survey Research Plan Goals & Questions

Scripts

N/A

Survey Forms

Draft of Survey Items

Mentor Survey - Google Form

Synthesis (Miro or Figjam)

Mentor Survey - Google Form Responses

Presentation of Findings

Action Items Spreadsheet

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Related Wiki Pages

• Research Output Overview