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¹University of New Mexico, University of Oklahoma, & Arizona State University.

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This study developed the Mentor Behavioral Interaction (MBI) Rubric, an objective tool to assess mentor behavioral skills in real-time interactions. The MBI Rubric provides a novel, quantifiable measure for evaluating mentor training effectiveness.

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Area of Science:

Higher Education
Mentoring Research
Behavioral Science

Background:

Current mentor training evaluations rely on subjective mentee/mentor perceptions.
Objective assessment of mentor behavioral skills during interactions is lacking.
There is a need for reliable tools to measure mentor effectiveness in higher education.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and assess the content validity of the Mentor Behavioral Interaction (MBI) Rubric.
To create an objective measure of mentor behavioral skills during single-episode interactions.
To provide a tool for evaluating mentor training interventions.

Main Methods:

Developed the MBI Rubric with six quantifiable behavioral items (Part 1) and eleven content items (Part 2).
Experts evaluated items and scoring criteria for content validity using item content validity indices (I-CVI).
Revised rubric items based on expert feedback and content validity assessments.

Main Results:

The MBI Rubric demonstrated strong content validity, with high I-CVI (≥0.86) and average scale CVI (S-CVI/Ave) (≥0.90) for most items.
Specific items related to motivation and interaction content were refined based on expert recommendations.
The MBI Rubric is the first objective measure for assessing mentor behaviors in video-recorded interactions.

Conclusions:

The MBI Rubric is a valid and objective tool for assessing mentor behavioral skills in single interactions.
This rubric can complement existing measures to evaluate the effectiveness of mentor training programs.
Future research should focus on inter-rater reliability, sensitivity to change, and construct validity.