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Efficacy of Advising Outreach on Student Retention, Academic Progress and Achievement, and Frequency of Advising Contacts: A Longitudinal Randomized Trial
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Schwebel, David C.; Walburn, Nancy C.; Klyce, Katherine; Jerrolds, Kevin L. – NACADA Journal, 2012
Previous research on advising outreach, including intrusive or proactive advising, suggests required advising improves contact frequency, student retention, and academic achievement, especially for students on probation. We show results of a 4-year randomized trial of 501 students at an urban state university. One half the cohort received advising…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Holding Power, Outreach Programs, Academic Advising
Efficacy of Intrusively Advising First-Year Students via Frequent Reminders for Advising Appointments
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Schwebel, David C.; Walburn, Nancy C.; Jacobsen, Sharon H.; Jerrolds, Kevin L.; Klyce, Katherine – NACADA Journal, 2008
Intrusive advising has been frequently used to encourage or require at-risk or probationary students to attend advising sessions. The efficacy of intrusive advising targeted to all students has received little attention. We implemented a case-control experiment with 501 first-year students at a large, urban, state university to test the efficacy…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Probation, At Risk Students, Student Adjustment