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The Impact of Intrusive Advising on Probation students’ behavior and trends 

toward learning

Maha Al ThaniHead  of CBE Academic Advising Office Qatar UniversityNACADA Conference 19‐20 Nov,14

Center of Academic Advising,Qatar University,20/11/14

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Methodology

Qualitative • Focus Groups, Interviews

Quantitative•Data pulled from Student banner and Cognos, cGPA Cumulative Grade Point Average

Center of Academic Advising,Qatar University,20/11/14

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Paper Questions

Shall we continue with the same 

advising methods on probation 

students or not?

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Is the time and efforts spent on advising  each 

probation student effective or not?

Center of Academic Advising,Qatar University,20/11/14

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Interview Questions

What is your goal?

What are you going to do right after you leave my office?

How are you going to study?

What is the steps you intend to do to achieve your goal?

What is the grades you expect to get by the end of this semester?

What are you going to do differently after our meeting? And why?

Center of Academic Advising,Qatar University,20/11/14

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Focus Group Questions

Describe what did you benefit from the Advising Session?

What is  your preferred media tool ? Why?

At the end of the advising session, how did you feel?

What is the first thing you want to do immediately after the advising session?

Does the advising session has an impact on your academic or non academic behavior? Can you explain?

What recommendations you can give for future advising session on probation students?

Center of Academic Advising,Qatar University,20/11/14

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Study Hypothesis 

The more proactive advising on probation student , The better The student’s behavior and trends toward learning 

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• students with low academic standing• students who usually make poor choices• don’t have clear vision• or struggle to meet the minimum requirements for academic success.

• 2014,By Pat Walsh, Advising At Risk Students, NACADA

At Risk Students

Center of Academic Advising,Qatar University,20/11/14

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At risk students  at Qatar University ”QU”  

are students who  repeat  failed courses

or has  cGPA below 2 on a scale of  4.00 with GPA 

hours below 25

or transfer student from  community 

college” CCQ”  

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Probation Students

students who fail to get cGPA above 2 on a scale of 4.0, with GPA hours above 24.

This paper studies students on probation at the College of business” CBE” for the Academic Year, fall 2013‐Spring  

2014. The study examines the advisors’ invasion on probation students and the currently used methods impact on student’s behavior and 

satisfaction

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adopts   psychosocial developmental theories to help in understand and motivate students. 

There is no advising theories but many socio and psycho human developmental theories that an advisor can use to deeply understand  the student cognitive and moral developmental stages for college students

Developmental advising model Advisors

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. (Checkering & Raiser, 1993).

Chickering’s, Seven Vectors of student development(1993)

• students Developing Competence• Managing Emotions• Moving through Autonomy towards Interdependence

• Developing Mature Interpersonal Relationships

• Establishing Identity• Developing Purpose• and Developing Integrity

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Perry’s theory(1960’s and 1970’s)

Students Four Stages

Dualism multiplicity relativism commitment

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Actions taken to Encourage Students on Probation come voluntarily

Email is sent at the end of the 

semester after exam results is out

Phone calls at the beginning of the 

following semester

A pin is placed on the entire 

probationary population

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Probation letter is sent to all students on probation by email

A workshop is conducted for probation students only

Mandatory one to one meeting with each probation students

Online assessment

Follow up session

Actions taken After placing the pin

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Video on developmental advising session

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwWSnjw8pcU

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mzVLHw6fEg

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Fall 2013

73% 

Spring 2014

62%

probationary students met at early registration

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Number of students met  Fall 2013 (Met) Fall 2013 (Total) Percentage Spring 2014 (Met) Spring 2014 (Total) Percentage

Male  40 62 65% 73 225 32%Female 100 129 78% 212 237 89%

Total 140 191 73% 285 462 62%

 Probation Students Who  Met at early registration with an Adviosr in Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 

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Total Number of Students 

Number  Percentage Number  Percentage  Number Percentage

Increase in  GPA 14 24% 58 33% 72 31%

Decrease in GPA 15 26% 38 21% 53 23%

Good Standing 24 41% 54 31% 78 33%Academic Dismissal 5 9% 27 15% 32 14%

Active Probation Students for Fall 2013

Male Female Total

62 129 191

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Total Number of Students 

Number  Percentage Number  Percentage  Number Percentage

Increase in  GPA 54 24% 132 56% 186 40%

Decrease in GPA 23 10% 49 21% 72 16%

Good Standing 23 10% 48 20% 71 15%Academic Dismissal 5 2% 15 6% 20 4%

Active Probation Students for Spring 2014

225 237 462

Male Female Total

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Number of students met  Fall 2013 (Met) Increase AGPAMale  40 13Female 109 37Total  149 50Percentage 34%

Fall 2013(not met)1520

35

Increase AGPA12

35 39%

Number of students met and not met and managed to increase the cGPA in Fall 2013

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Number of students met  Spring 2014 (Met) increase AGPA Increase AGPAMale  73 43 11Female 212 127 6Total  285 170 17

Percentage 60% 10%

Number of students met and not met and managed to increase the cGPA in Sping 2014Spring 2014(not met)

15225177

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Fall 2013 

34% Met Managed to Increase cGPA

9% Not Met 

Spring 2014

60% Met Managed to Increase 

cGPA

10% Not Met

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The % of Students who managed to get good standing After Meeting an advisor at early registration

Fall 2013

• Male  41%• Female

31%• Total 33%

Spring 2014

• Male 10%• Female

23%• Total  16%

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Focus Group

Intervention is necessary

guidance and goal

The earlier the better

student success and commitment toward learning

Usefulness of activities and resources

The feel of importance 

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InterviewFollow up session

Effective course planning

Increased motivation

Give solutions to challenges

Increased efficacy

Usefulness of resources and 

activities

Commitment and success

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Tinto Stated(1999) 

Students do best in setting where expectations are 

clear and consistent. This is in the domain of academic 

advising,(Drake,Jordan,Miller,2013)

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Tinto stated(1993) 

Effective retention programs reflect policy maker understand that 

academic advising underpin student success

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