Program Description

"The mission of the TeamMates Mentoring Program is to positively impact the world by inspiring students to reach their full potential through mentoring."

Cost

Free

Intended Population

• Intensified intervention

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Individual

ELL/DLL

• Unspecified

Multisensory Applications

• Unspecified

Computer-Based Delivery

• Unspecified

Scripted

• Unspecified

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• No

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• No

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• No

Research Summary

In a literature review, two peer-reviewed research studies and an independent research report were found. One qualitative study of 16 Teammates mentees found that generally, mentees had positive views of their mentor and identified their mentor as a source of social and emotional support. One quantitative study of 511 students in Nebraska found that overall, mentees had positive perceptions and strong trust in their mentors. Parents and teachers in this study also generally had positive perceptions of Teammates mentors. An independent report involving 370 Nebraska students found that the Teammates program had a significant effect on school engagement and self-efficacy compared to a control group, but found no statistically significant effects on overall well-being.

Study Citations

Calderon, V. (n.d.) Measuring the Impact of Strengths-Based Mentoring on Student Hope, Engagement, and Wellbeing. https://teammates.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/TeamMates-Student-Poll.pdf

Dappen, L., & Isernhagen, J. C. (2006). Urban and nonurban schools: Examination of a statewide student mentoring program. Urban Education, 41(2), 151-168.https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0042085905282262?casa_token=jVpqhsqhEmAAAAAA:a9yliy7seEmIbA8_CttHptkBYEsFnkI8xwFHbMuwNwDHE_LqHvJPTxDU4x1tOaqfON3uMM8h3T7k3w

Isernhagen, J. C. (2010). TeamMates: Providing Emotional and Academic Support in Rural Schools. The Rural Educator, 32(1), 29-35. DOI: https://doi.org/10.35608/ruraled.v32i1.435

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence