Practical Guide³ for School Mentors

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As a school mentor, you support students during their work at the school and provide an important additional perspective on their professional development.

As part of Praxis³, you will provide an external evaluation at designated times. Together with the students’ self-evaluations and their personal development goals, this evaluation forms the basis for the counseling and reflection session.

What's Most Important to You

You do not need to start the Praxis³ process yourself.

Students begin their self- and peer-assessments using the Praxis³ reflection tool, where they receive a personalized link for their peer assessment. They will forward this link to you.

You submit your assessment using the link you receive. The results of the self- and peer-assessments can then be reviewed together during the reflection session.

Here's How Your Participation Works

1. Receive the link

The student initiates the Praxis³ process and sends you the personalized link for your external evaluation.

2. Conduct a peer evaluation

Open the link you received and assess the student’s current level of development based on the provided criteria.

3. Review the results together

The results from self-assessments and peer assessments are used for the joint reflection discussion.

4. Reflect on Development

Use students’ different perspectives and their personal development goals as a starting point for a joint discussion and further goal-setting.

How Others Perceive You

In the external assessment, you contribute your perception of the student’s progress to date.

Your assessment does not have to match the student’s self-assessment. Differences between self-perception and external perception, in particular, can provide valuable opportunities for follow-up questions, feedback, and joint reflection.

The external assessment therefore serves, in particular, as a basis for the subsequent counseling and reflection session.

The Reflection Discussion

The following questions, in particular, may be helpful for the joint reflection discussion:

▸ Where do self-assessments and external assessments align?
▸ Where do differing perceptions emerge?
▸ What developments have become apparent during the practical training phase?
▸ Which personal development goals have already been addressed?
▸ Where are there further opportunities for development?
▸ What goals should be pursued for the remainder of the academic or training program?

The focus is on jointly reflecting on progress to date and determining which next steps for development make sense.

Important Information About Accessing the Reflection Tool

You do not initiate the peer assessment yourself in the Praxis³ reflection tool.

You will receive the necessary personal link directly from the student you are mentoring.

If a link does not work or if you have not received a link, please contact the student in question first.

You do not need your own Mahara account to submit the peer assessment.

Clinical Training³ and the respective clinical training phase

Praxis³ supports self-assessment and peer assessment, as well as collaborative counseling and reflection processes.

The specific tasks, documentation, or formal requirements for each practical phase depend on whether it is a basic practicum, a practicum semester, or a school-based practicum.

You can find the relevant information on the pages for the respective practical phase.

Questions or problems?

If you have any questions about conducting Praxis³, the peer assessment, or the Praxis³ reflection tool, you can reach the Praxis³ team at:

praxis3[at]uni-kassel[dot]de