Test (Teaching in Mentor's Practice: Comments and Feedback)

1.

1 point

The main two roles of the Mentor within MP are evaluation and teaching

a) True

b) False

2.

1 point

Why is 'tracking changes' the most effective way of instruction?

a) It is the only way possible to teach the mentees

b) It is the easiest way to teach the mentees

c) It is the best visual method

d) All answers are correct

d) All answers are wrong

3.

1 point

Comments in the paper are needed

a) if the corrected mistakes are difficult to visualize

b) as they demonstrate a more detailed analysis of the paper and contribute more to the writer's improvement

c) to show mentor's involvement into the writer's teaching

d) to underline the strengths of the paper and in such a way motivate the mentee for further improvement

4.

1 point

Choose Lower-Level Concerns among the following textual elements

a) thesis statement, paper structure, idea development

b) grammar, punctuation, spelling

c) grammar, transitions, punctuation

d) mechanics, grammar, style

5.

1 point

Choose Higher-Level Concerns among the following textual elements

a) thesis statement, paper structure, idea development

b) grammar, punctuation, spelling

c) grammar, transitions, punctuation

d) mechanics, grammar, style

6.

1 point

It is advisable to comment on the strengths of the paper

a) True

b) False

7.

1 point

When is it okay to use brief/cliché comments?

never

sometimes to comment minor issues

sometimes to comment minor and some major issues

before you comment on the major issues

8.

1 point

Choose major HLC issues among the following:

lexical mistakes due to writer's inability to make pertinent vocabulary choices, which may affect adversely or completely change the content.

wrong formatting of in-text citations and reference list entries (in accordance with the required formatting style).

cases of wordiness, repetition, and tautology that require much paraphrasing to be corrected. These are cases where you have to rewrite whole clauses and sentences to make them stylistically relevant.

pointing out fake, not credible, non-scholarly (if required), dated sources and ensuring the mentee fixes the problem accordingly upon revision request.

9.

1 point

When may comments not be needed?

If you have already commented on the same issue in the previous paper

If you have already commented on the same (minor) issue in this paper

If this is a careless mistake

If you need to comment on several mistakes within the same paragraph

10.

1 point

Overarching comments are

another name for global comments;

embedded into the text of the paper;

optional in the mentor's practice';

provided by the mentor at the end of MP.

11.

1 point

Your general feedback must be written as an email

True

False

12.

1 point

What is the essence of 'Sandwich' principle?

the mentor highlights the strongest points at first and then comes to the weak points

the mentor highlights the strongest points at first, then underlines the places for improvement ending with some positive expectations

the mentor underlines the most typical mistakes, then gives some recommendations and ends with some positive hopes

none of the answers is correct

13.

1 point

What comment would be the most appropriate to underline the strengths of the paper?

I really like this essay!

Your writing is close to being superb!

This is a strong paper in terms of organization and structure.

Paper is well-written.

14.

1 point

The feedback should be very detailed and lengthy

True

False

15.

1 point

What criterion does not fall under the requirements to a proper feedback?

Your feedback should be unique and genuine.

What you include in each feedback should concern relevant issues in a paper at hand.

The size of your feedback does not matter as long as the information you include in your response is relevant and draws your mentee’s attention to the most problematic points.

You should use some templates for your feedback to look professional.