The Impact of a Goal-Setting Intervention for Engineering Students on Academic Probation

Bowman, Nicholas A.; Jang, Nayoung; Kivlighan, Dennis M.; Schneider, Nancy R.; Ye, Xiaomeng

doi:10.1007/s11162-019-09555-x

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“…The specific types of tasks and behaviors encompassed by the apprenticeship component (e.g., “My advisor helps me conduct my work within a plan”) reflect advisors’ efforts to facilitate guided skill development and goal-setting. These types of tasks and behaviors have been previously linked to success and are thus likely to foster mastery experiences (Bowman et al, 2019; Deemer et al, 2009). Thus, the positive relationship found between apprenticeship, research self-efficacy and productivity is consistent with the theoretical underpinnings of social cognitive theory.…”

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confidence: 99%

Untangling the role of the advisory alliance in promoting research development.

Clements-Hickman¹,

Spiker²,

Murphy³

et al. 2023

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology

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A significant portion of doctoral programs in clinical and counseling psychology is grounded in the scientist-practitioner model, which emphasizes active involvement in clinical practice and research. Advisors are believed to play an important role in promoting research involvement among doctoral students but the precise mechanisms by which this occurs remains unclear. Structural equation modeling was used to examine whether or not the components of the advisory working alliance (i.e., Rapport and Apprenticeship) influence research productivity both directly and indirectly through the mediator of research self-efficacy. A total of 203 clinical and counseling psychology doctoral students completed measures of advisory alliance, research self-efficacy, and research productivity. Two models were tested. The results indicated that an alternative model with both direct and indirect paths to research productivity produced the best fit to the data. Controlling for year in graduate program, we found that the apprenticeship component of the advisory working alliance both directly and indirectly enhanced research productivity among clinical and counseling psychology doctoral students. Contrary to expectation, we found that having a higher level of rapport with one's advisor was unrelated to research self-efficacy and was associated with decreased research productivity. We discuss the implications of these findings and the need for further research focused on describing effective advising.

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confidence: 99%

Untangling the role of the advisory alliance in promoting research development.

Clements-Hickman¹,

Spiker²,

Murphy³

et al. 2023

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology

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“…Institutions should also consider making advisor meetings mandatory for students on probation to ensure that these students receive guidance while on an at‐risk status. Intrusive, advisor‐based goal setting interventions where students are responsible in creating a performance improvement plan also shows to be a positive action in increasing students’ success and GPA (Bowman et al., 2020).…”

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“…Students who fail to do so are placed on academic probation. Criteria for academic probation may differ between institutions or even programs within a single institution, but students are typically placed on probation when their grade point average (GPA) or grades fall below a predetermined level (Bowman et al., 2020; Kelley, 1996; Schudde & Scott‐Clayton, 2016). Once on this probationary academic standing, further criteria are in place outlining the specifications for being removed from probation or dismissed from the institution.…”

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The cost of academic dismissal and attrition from students on academic probation

Gonzalez

2022

New Drctns Hghr Edu

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Policies on academic probation and dismissal have existed in the American higher education system for decades to maintain academic quality and encourage students to improve their performance. Research has aimed to clarify the relationship between academic probation, dismissal, and retention, yet differing results emerge. Furthermore, the literature is sparse on the financial implications incurred as a result of academic dismissal or student attrition once on academic probation. The aim of this study explores financial implications experienced by one college as a result of academic dismissal or dropout from 136 academic probation students among 5 years of student cohorts. Findings show a loss of $842,650 in revenue to be earned due to these 136 students not completing their baccalaureate degrees after being on academic probation. The author provides recommendations to support students on academic probation to avoid further attrition and thus loss of revenue.

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“…Randomly assigning probationary students to different letter content may lead to even better outcomes and result in messages tailored to specific student populations (Tversky & Kahneman, 1981). For example, more experienced underperforming students may benefit from being encouraged to set goals more than first-year probation students (Bowman et al, 2020). Uncovering such nuances can help steer at-risk students to resources most likely to promote academic success, which in turn can guide institutional policies and practices.…”

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Words of Warning: A Randomized Study of the Impact of Assorted Warning Letters on Academic Probation Students

Moss

Kelcey

2022

Community College Review

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Objective: Superiority experiments supply a critical lens to probe higher education interventions because they can dismantle the collective effect of a program and identify the relative contribution of the core components. However, such lines of inquiry are generally absent in higher education literature. We draw on experimental data to probe the dominant mechanisms of a simple but promising academic probation intervention. Methods: We used a 2 × 2 factorial experiment designed to unpack the effects of an academic probation intervention and identify the dominant mechanism. Within this framework, 500 academic probation students were assigned to one of four treatment conditions or a control condition. Treatment groups were assigned to receive notification of academic probation status by either certified or regular mail (factor A) that contained either a standard or embellished letter (factor B). Results: We found that students who received embellished warning letters significantly improved subsequent academic performance. The impact on performance was 0.35 grade points when notification sent by regular mail and amplified to 0.48 grade points when sent via certified mail. The routine notification communication message did not differ from the treatment as usual method regardless of mail delivery method. Conclusions: These findings suggest the availability of low-cost, scalable interventions are available and can be identified to positively impact at-risk students’ academic achievement.

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The Impact of a Goal-Setting Intervention for Engineering Students on Academic Probation

Cited by 11 publications

References 44 publications

Untangling the role of the advisory alliance in promoting research development.

Untangling the role of the advisory alliance in promoting research development.

The cost of academic dismissal and attrition from students on academic probation

Words of Warning: A Randomized Study of the Impact of Assorted Warning Letters on Academic Probation Students

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