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Does Contact with Advisors Predict Advising Learning Outcomes?
A Multi-Institutional Study(CODE: 186)
National NACADA ConferenceOctober 5, 2012
Cathleen L. Smith, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Psychology
Portland State University
[email protected] Janine M. Allen, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Education
Portland State University
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Acknowledgements
Grant from the NACADA Foundation
Support of members of our research collaborative and their institutional research offices
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Agenda
Describe the advising curriculum and what we would expect students to learn from advising encounters
Present a study that examines advising learning of students from nine institutions
Discuss implications of findings
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Advising Learning: A New Emphasis
New emphasis: What students should learn in academic advising encounters
NACADA Concept of Academic Advising: – Advising is “integral to fulfilling the teaching
and learning mission of higher education”– And, as such, has its own curriculum,
pedagogy, and student learning outcomes (NACADA, 2006)
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Learning-Centered Advising:State of the Literature
More conceptual than empirical
Focused on: Identifying the advising curriculum (e.g., Hemwall &
Trachte, 2005; Lowenstein, 2005) and learning outcomes advising should produce in students Distinguishing between learning-centered advising and more traditional approaches (i.e., prescriptive and developmental advising)
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Learning-Centered Advising:State of the Literature
Focused on: Speculating about the mechanisms by which learning takes place in advising encountersDifferentiating learning outcomes from other aspects of advising (e.g., student responsibilities) Advocating for the adoption and use of a learning-centered advising paradigm
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Learning-Centered Advising:State of the Literature
A logical next step in the evolution of this new advising paradigm is to gather empirical data on the learning outcomes that are thought to arise from participation in advising encounters
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Deriving our Advising Learning Outcomes
In formulating our learning outcomes, we began with our conception of quality academic advising as a multi-dimensional process encompassing five domains
– Integration– Referral– Information– Individuation– Shared responsibility
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Deriving our Advising Learning Outcomes
Integration of the student’s academic, career, and life goals with each other and with aspects of the curriculum and co-curriculum
Referral to campus resources for academic and non-academic problems
Provision of information about degree requirements and how the university works with regard to policies and procedures
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Deriving our Advising Learning Outcomes
Individuation, or consideration of students’ individual characteristics, interests, and skills
Shared responsibility, or encouraging students to assume responsibility for their education by providing them with opportunities to develop and practice planning, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
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Advising Curriculum
Advising Content:
Integration, Referral, Information
Advising Pedagogy:
Individuation, Shared Responsibility
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Advising Content: Information
Our past research (Allen & Smith, 2008; Smith &
Allen, 2006) has shown the primary importance to students of the information domain
Thus it was represented by two learning outcomes
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Advising Content: Information
Advising assists students in understanding the multitude of requirements they face in order to successfully complete their program of study
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Information: 1st Learning Outcome
1. Knows RequirementsCommunity college students: “I know what requirements (e.g., prerequisites, general education, transfer requirements) I must fulfill at name of community college in order to meet my educational goals”
University students: “I know what requirements (e.g., major, general education, other university requirements) I must fulfill in order to earn my degree”
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Advising Content: Information
Advising helps students navigate their complex institution by assisting them in understanding how things work with regard to its timelines, policies and procedures
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Information: 2nd Learning Outcome
2. Understands How Things Work
“I understand how things work at name of institution (timelines, policies, and procedures with regard to registration, financial aid, grading, graduation, petition and appeals, etc.)”
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Advising Content: Referral
Advising is a conduit through which the student becomes aware of resources at the institution that assist with – Academic problems (e.g., writing, test
anxiety, tutoring) – Non-academic problems (e.g., child care,
financial, physical and mental health)
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Referral: Learning Outcome
3. Knows Resources
“When I have a problem, I know where at name of institution I can go to get help”
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Advising Content: Integration
Advising promotes connected learning: – One of the primary goals of liberal
education (Cronon, 1998)
– Central to developmental advising– Considered by students as especially
influential (Light, 2001)
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Integration: Learning Outcome
4. Understands Connections
“I understand how my academic choices at name of institution connect to my career and life goals”
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Advising Learning Outcomes = Retention Predictors
Advising may be implicated in retention Having a plan to achieve one’s
educational goals Having a significant relationship with
faculty or staff on campus
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Retention-Related Learning Outcomes
5. Has Educational Plan“I have a plan to achieve my educational goals”
6. Has Significant Relationship“I have had at least one relationship with a faculty or staff member at name of institution that has had a significant and positive influence on me”
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Affective Learning Outcomes
Advising may change students’ values We wanted to measure not only what students
know and can do, but also what they might appreciate or value, as a result of participation in advising
We wanted outcomes that might reflect that students who received quality academic advising benefited from it and thought others might too
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Affective Learning Outcomes
7. Values Advisor/Advisee Relationship“It is important to develop an advisor-advisee relationship with someone on campus”
8. Supports Mandatory Advising“There should be mandatory academic advising for students”
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What are the Advising Learning Outcomes Measuring?
All eight learning outcomes are measures of students’ meta-cognition
Meta-cognition: What students know about their own knowledge and values
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Multi-Institutional Study:Nine study institutions in Oregon
Institution Carnegie Classification
Community Colleges Community College 1 Associate’s/Public/Urban Serving/Multi-campus Community College 2 Associate’s/Public/Rural Serving/Large
Private Universities Private University 1 Master’s (larger programs) Private University 2 Master’s (larger programs)
Public Universities Public University 1 Research University (very high research activity) Public University 2 Research University (very high research activity) Public University 3 Research University (high research activity) Public University 4 Master’s (medium programs) Public University 5 Master’s (small programs)
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Method
Online administration of the Inventory of Academic Advising Functions – Student Version
Administered in 2010 or 2011 Students invited to participate:
– Universities: All fully admitted students – Community colleges: All students enrolled in
credit-bearing classes
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Method
To ensure that all students in the study had similar educational goals– We selected students at the two
community colleges who indicated that their main reason for attending the college was to earn credit toward a bachelor’s (4-year) degree
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Research SampleInstitution
Number of Participants
Participation Rate
Community Colleges
Community College 1 6013 33.7
Community College 2 1159 21.1
Private Universities
Private University 1 437 43.1
Private University 2 1599 52.5
Public Universities
Public University 1 4026 22.1
Public University 2 3664 21.1
Public University 3 2748 15.9
Public University 4 1495 32.7
Public University 5 1225 38.3
Total 22,366 26.1
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Respondent DemographicCharacteristics
64.5% Female
33.1% New Students (enrolled at their institution for the first time during the academic year in which the survey was administered)
76.6% White
Mean age 25.3 years (SD 8.5 years)
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Research Questions
Does advising learning vary as a function of:
Frequency of contact with advisors in the formal advising system?
Source of information students use to choose required classes?
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Research Question 1
Does advising learning vary as a function of frequency of contact with advisors in the formal advising system?
Are scores on the 8 advising learning outcomes higher for students who have contacted advisors than for those who have not? Among students who have contacted advisors, are scores higher for those who have more contacts than for those with fewer encounters?
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Research Question 1:Formation of Groups
We grouped students based upon their responses to two survey items
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Research Question 1:Formation of Groups
1st Survey Item: “Which of the following describes where at name of institution you get your PRIMARY academic advising, that is, the advising you consider most central to your academic progress?”
– Institutional representatives common to all institutions
(e. g., “faculty advisor in my program of study”) – Advising offices unique to each institution
(e. g., “advising center”)– No advising option
“I have not received academic advising from faculty or staff at name of institution”
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Research Question 1:Formation of Groups
2nd Survey Item: “On average, how often do you get advice from your primary source of advising, that is, the advising you consider most central to your academic progress?”
– At least once per term– At least twice per year– At least once per year– “I’m not currently getting academic advising from faculty or
staff at name of institution.”
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Research Question 1:Formation of Groups
We assigned students to one of three groups:
1.Not advised (n = 3443)(Had not received or were not currently getting advising)
2.Advised occasionally (n = 3538)(Advised at least once per year)
3.Advised frequently (n = 14,886)(Advised at least twice per year or at least once per term)
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Measures of Advising Learning Outcomes
8 advising learning outcomes, each measured by a 6 point Likert-type scale– 1 = Strongly Disagree– 6 = Strongly Agree
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Research Question 1 To examine the relationship between frequency
of contact (independent variable) and advising learning outcomes (dependent variables)
We used ANCOVA, controlling for – Institution– Institution size– Enrollment status (new vs. continuing)– GPA
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I know what requirements I must fulfill in order to meet my educational goals / earn my degree
1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 20551) = 195.78, MSE = 1.35, p < .001, η2 = .02
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advised Frequently
Advised Occasionally
Not Advised
Knows Requirements
5.09a (1.11) 4.97b (1.19) 4.56c (1.44)
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I understand how things work at name of institution
1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 20544) = 118.61, MSE = 1.59, p < .001, η2 = .01
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advised Frequently
Advised Occasionally
Not Advised
Understands How Things Work
4.59a (1.24) 4.43b (1.31) 4.23c (1.40)
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When I have a problem, I know where at name of institution I can go to get help1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 20527) = 522.17, MSE = 1.95, p < .001, η2 = .05
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advised Frequently
Advised Occasionally
Not Advised
Knows Resources
4.52a (1.36) 4.02b (1.46) 3.69c (1.59)
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I understand how my academic choices at name of institution connect to my career and life
goals 1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 20510) = 189.60, MSE = 1.24, p < .001, η2 = .02
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advised Frequently
Advised Occasionally
Not Advised
Understands Connections
5.04a (1.07) 4.83b (1.19) 4.64c (1.29)
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I have a plan to achieve my educational goals 1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 21418) = 120.75, MSE = .81, p < .001, η2 = .01
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advised Frequently
Advised Occasionally
Not Advised
Has Educational Plan
5.48a (0.84) 5.36b (0.94) 5.21c (1.11)
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I have had at least one relationship with a faculty or staff member at name of institution that has had a
significant and positive influence on me1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 21442) = 303.02, MSE = 2.37, p < .001, η2 = .03
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advised Frequently
Advised Occasionally
Not Advised
Has Significant Relationship
4.51a (1.51) 4.12b (1.67) 3.79c (1.76)
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It is important to develop an advisor-advisee relationship with someone on campus
1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 20585) = 594.13, MSE = 1.21, p < .001, η2 = .06
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advised Frequently
Advised Occasionally
Not Advised
Values Advisor/Advisee Relationship
5.20a (1.01) 4.79b (1.19) 4.42c (1.39)
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There should be mandatory academic advising for students
1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 20564) = 215.81, MSE = 2.32, p < .001, η2 = .02
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advised Frequently
Advised Occasionally
Not Advised
Support Mandatory Advising
4.51c (1.47) 4.04b (1.60) 3.89a (1.72)
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Frequency of Contact:Summary of Results
Advised Frequently Advised Occasionally Not Advised
Knows Requirements 5.09a (1.11) 4.97b (1.19) 4.56c (1.44)
Understands How Things Work
4.59a (1.24) 4.43b (1.31) 4.23c (1.40)
Knows Resources 4.52a (1.36) 4.02b (1.46) 3.69c (1.59)
Understands Connections
5.04a (1.07) 4.83b (1.19) 4.64c (1.29)
Has Educational Plan 5.48a (0.84) 5.36b (0.94) 5.21c (1.11)
Has Significant Relationship
4.51a (1.51) 4.12b (1.67) 3.79c (1.76)
Values Advisor/Advisee Relationship
5.20a (1.01) 4.79b (1.19) 4.42c (1.39)
Support Mandatory Advising
4.51a (1.47) 4.04b (1.60) 3.89c (1.72)
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Research Question 2
Does advising learning vary as a function of the source of information students use to choose required classes?
Are scores on the 8 advising learning outcomes higher for students who have relied on advisors for help in choosing required classes than for students who have self-advised using official advising materials or advice from informal sources (friends/other students or family members)?
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Research Question 2: Formation of Groups
We grouped students based upon their responses to one survey item “Please select the circle that best describes where at name of institution you get most of your information about classes to take to meet degree requirements.”
– institutional representatives and advising offices – institutional tools students might use to self-advise
(“catalog,” “advising website,” “advising guide”)– members of the student’s informal social network
(“friend(s)/other student(s),” “family member(s)”)
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Research Question 2: Formation of Groups
We assigned students to one of three groups:
1. Advisor (n = 12,957) (students who selected institutional representatives or advising offices.)
2. Advising tools (n = 7210) (students who selected institutional tools)
– Informal social network (n = 1245) (students who selected “friend(s)/other student(s)” or “family member(s)”)
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Research Question 2
To examine the relationship between source of information (independent variable) and advising learning outcomes (dependent variables)
We used ANCOVA, controlling for – Institution– Institution size– Enrollment status (new vs. continuing)– GPA
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I know what requirements I must fulfill in order to meet my educational goals / earn my degree
1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 20307) = 184.43, MSE = 1.34, p < .001, η2 = .02
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advisor Advising Tools Informal/Social Network
Knows Requirements
5.09a (1.11) 4.92b (1.25) 4.39c (1.46)
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I understand how things work at name of institution
1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 20299) = 139.47, MSE = 1.57, p < .001, η2 = .01
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advisor Advising Tools Informal/Social Network
Understands How Things Work
4.61a (1.24) 4.42b (1.31) 3.97c (1.40)
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When I have a problem, I know where at name of institution I can go to get help1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 20283) = 402.36, MSE = 1.95, p < .001, η2 = .04
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advisor Advising Tools Informal/Social Network
Knows Resources
4.54a (1.36) 4.03b (1.49) 3.62c (1.52)
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I understand how my academic choices at name of institution connect to my career and life goals
1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 20267) = 188.62, MSE = 1.23, p < .001, η2 = .02
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advisor Advising Tools Informal/Social Network
Understands Connections
5.60a (1.07) 4.81b (1.19) 4.51c (1.34)
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I have a plan to achieve my educational goals 1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 21157) = 75.77, MSE = .81, p < .001, η2 = .01
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advisor Advising Tools Informal/Social Network
Has Educational Plan
5.48a (0.85) 5.35b (0.95) 5.18c (1.10)
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I have had at least one relationship with a faculty or staff member at name of institution that has had a
significant and positive influence on me1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 21179) = 169.09, MSE = 2.39, p < .001, η2 = .02
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advisor Advising Tools Informal/Social Network
Has Significant Relationship
4.51a (1.52) 4.10b (1.67) 3.92c (1.72)
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It is important to develop an advisor-advisee relationship with someone on campus
1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA: F(2, 20338) = 329.09, MSE = 1.23, p < .001, η2 = .03
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advisor Advising Tools Informal/Social Network
Values Advisor/Advisee Relationship
5.20a (1.02) 4.73c (1.26) 4.85b (1.21)
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There should be mandatory academic advising for students
1=strongly disagree 6=strongly agree
Results of ANCOVA:
F(2, 20318) = 174.31, MSE = 2.31, p < .001, η2 = .02
Results of post hoc analysis: All three groups significantly different from each other.
Advisor Advising Tools Informal/Social Network
Support Mandatory Advising
4.52a (1.47) 4.04c (1.63) 4.22b (1.57)
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Source of Information:Summary of Results
Advisor Advising Tools Informal/Social Network
Knows Requirements 5.09a (1.11) 4.92b (1.25) 4.39c (1.46)
Understands How Things Work
4.61a (1.24) 4.42b (1.31) 3.97c (1.40)
Knows Resources 4.54a (1.36) 4.03b (1.49) 3.62c (1.52)
Understands Connections
5.06a (1.07) 4.81b (1.19) 4.51c (1.34)
Has Educational Plan 5.48a (0.85) 5.35b (0.95) 5.18c (1.10)
Has Significant Relationship
4.51a (1.52) 4.10b (1.67) 3.92c (1.72)
Values Advisor/Advisee Relationship
5.20a (1.02) 4.73c (1.26) 4.85b (1.21)
Support Mandatory Advising
4.52a (1.47) 4.04c (1.63) 4.22b (1.57)
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Summary of Findings Scores on all eight learning outcomes were
significantly higher for students who had been advised than for those who had not
Among students who had seen advisors, scores were significantly higher for those who had more contacts than for those who had fewer encounters
Students who got most of their information about required classes from advisors scored significantly higher on all eight learning outcomes than those who self-advised using advising materials or who relied on advice from family or friends
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Implications of Findings
The more advising, the more learning
Institutions need to ensure that all students have frequent contact with advisors
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Implications of Findings
The advising relationship matters It can be supplemented, but not
supplanted, by web sites, advising guides, etc.
Institutions need to ensure that students see advisors and have access to quality advising tools
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Limitations of the Study
Students were not randomly assigned to frequency of contact or source of information groups
All measures were self-reported
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Discussion
Questions
Comments
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