The role of academic advising in the university and My

personal views

Presented by

Sophy Kutemperor

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Roles of Academic Advising• Help students to develop realistic educational

career plans.

• Each student should have an up-to-date academic schedule plan through to graduation.

• Meet with advisee during orientation to assist student with initial adjustment to university academic life.

• Meet at least once each semester with continuing students to plan for the coming semester .

• Assist students in planning a program consistent with their abilities and interests.

• Monitor progress toward educational/career goals.

Roles of Academic Advising• Refer students to other institutional resources

when academic or other personal problems

require intervention by other professionals.

(e.g., Office of Academic Development,

Academic Services, Personal Counseling, etc.)

• Proactively contact and be available for

student advisees on a regular basis.

• Office hours should be posted on the advisor’s

office door and preferably given to the advisee

early in the semester.

• Advisors should plan for extended hours

during pre-registration advising.

Roles of Academic Advising

• Consult regularly with faculty colleagues in

order to have up-to-date information.

• Approve all designated educational

transactions (e.g., pre-registration/registration

schedule, drops/adds, withdrawals, change of

major and advisor, waivers, graduation

requirements, etc.).

• For career and graduate school options,

advisors should refer advisees to the Career

Development Center when more information is

needed.

Roles of Academic Advising• Interpret and provide rationale for institutional

policies, procedures, and requirements.

• Follow-up with the advisee on any report of

unsatisfactory work.

(Poor attendance, failing grades, incomplete

grades from past semester(s),etc.). Academic

probation.

• Maintain an up-to-date Advising Portfolio, with

a summary record of performance to date

(grade reports, transcript, requirements

completed, etc.), dates of conferences, notation

of special circumstances.

My personal views to help students

succeed

• Interested in advising

• Demonstrates a concerned and caring

attitude toward advisees

• Exhibits effective interpersonal and

communication skills

• Available to advisees

• Frequent contact with advisees

My personal views to help students succeed

• Intrusive behavior with advisees

• Need to be knowledgeable of

institutional regulations, policies,

offerings, and procedures

• Monitors student progress

• Uses appropriate information sources

and refers when necessary

• Engages in developmental advising

versus simply course scheduling

What about theories?When students move into a campus, it is common that they search to answer the big question that is

“who I am” Holland’s Person-Environment Theory .

• Myers-Briggs Theory of Personality Types for student development

• Chickering’s Theory of Identity Development.

• Perry’s Theory of Intellectual and Ethical Development which is about how students interpret and make meaning of teaching and learning process.

• Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development

• Kristen Renn’s (2003) Ecological Theory of mixed-race identity development

• Sue & Sue’s (2003) Racial Identity Model

• Diversity Development Model created my Chavez, Guido-DiBrito, and Mallory (2003) which help students to understand that different identities like race, class and gender.

Theories explain and suggest guidelines for working with students; guide us in advising and help us to learn student’s issues inside and outside of the classroom.

What about theories?William Glasser’s New Reality Therapy

The eight steps of reality therapy:

• Build a relationship with the student

• Focus on present moment behavior

• Help the student to evaluate his or her current behavior

• Develop a contract with an action plan

• Have the student commit to the plan

• Accept no excuses

• Do not use punishment

• Refuse to give up on your student

How about Advising models?• The intrusive advising model, also referred to

as “proactive advising,” assists advisors in building relationships with students by anticipating their needs and connecting them to appropriate resources and support early in their academic careers.( Caring relationship that leads to increased academic motivation and persistence)

• Strength-based practice is a social workpractice theory that emphasizes people's self-determination and strengths. It is client-led, with a focus on future outcomes and strengths that people bring to a problem or crisis.

• Learning theory in academic advising by Tom Angelo: Six of Angelo’s principles can help us incorporate learning principles into our everyday practices in academic advising.

Increasing Motivation in Probation Students • For some probation students, lack of motivation is a primary

factor in their poor academic performance.

• What can academic advisors do to help?

• There are several theories that address motivation and how to increase it. One of those theories is Vroom’s expectancy theory.

• This concept is linked with Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy.

• Students with low self-efficacy are likely to have low expectancy.

• A student lacking expectancy is lacking confidence in his ability to perform better in the future. One way an academic advisor can help increase a student’s self-confidence is by discussing past successes.

• An academic advisor must learn what matters to the student.

(avoiding suspension is a sufficient motivator, loss of financial aid,graduating on time)

My personal views• No students are alike

• No one theory explains all the issues that a

student faces

• Integrating concepts from several theories will

certainly help us develop every aspect of a

student

• We need to understand several theories

• Need to know how to apply them in each situation.

I believe since each theory outlines only one

particular aspect of a student , to help students

succeed I need to incorporate several theories

into my view of working with college students.

References• http://www.highpoint.edu/academicadvising/general-

information/roles-and-responsibilities-of-advisors-and-advisees/

• Evans, N. J., Forney, D. S., Guido, F. M., Patton, L. D., & Renn, K. A. (2010). Student development in college, theory, research, and practice. (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc. Pub.

• http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Academic-Advising-Today/View-Articles/Increasing-Motivation-in-Probation-Students.aspx

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strength-based_practice

• http://www.academicimpressions.com/webcast/intrusive-advising-improve-student-success-march-2015

• http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Clearinghouse/View-Articles/Learning-theory-in-academic-advising.aspx

Questions?