Perception of mentoring questionnaire items | N | Mean | SD | Min. | Max. |
1. I feel that my mentor teacher provides me choices and freedom to use my initiatives. | 227 | 5.68 | 1.49 | 1 | 7 |
2. I feel understood by my mentor teacher. | 227 | 5.74 | 1.29 | 1 | 7 |
3. I am able to be open with my mentor teacher during my field experience. | 227 | 5.71 | 1.37 | 1 | 7 |
4. My mentor teacher conveyed confidence in my ability to do well as a classroom teacher. | 227 | 5.97 | 1.20 | 1 | 7 |
5. I feel that my mentor teacher accepts me. | 227 | 5.95 | 1.24 | 1 | 7 |
6. My mentor teacher made sure I really understood the goals of the mentorship and what I need to do. | 226 | 5.83 | 1.28 | 1 | 7 |
7. My mentor teacher encouraged me to ask questions. | 227 | 5.93 | 1.14 | 1 | 7 |
8. I feel a lot of trust in my mentor teacher. | 226 | 5.62 | 1.24 | 1 | 7 |
9. My mentor teacher answers my questions fully and carefully. | 225 | 5.91 | 1.02 | 1 | 7 |
10. My mentor teacher listens to how I would like to do things. | 226 | 5.57 | 1.33 | 1 | 7 |
11. My mentor teacher handles people’s emotions very well. | 226 | 5.59 | 1.14 | 1 | 7 |
12. I feel that my mentor teacher cares about me as a person. | 226 | 5.58 | 1.20 | 1 | 7 |
13. I don’t feel very good about the way my mentor teacher talks to me. | 226 | 2.77 | 1.78 | 1 | 7 |
14. My mentor teacher tries to understand how I see things before suggesting a new way to do things. | 225 | 5.50 | 1.32 | 1 | 7 |
15. I feel able to share my feelings with my mentor teacher. | 225 | 5.05 | 1.62 | 1 | 7 |