The Development and Effects of a Preventative Learning Consultation Program for University Underachievers

Abstract

The numbers of learning underachievers in college are gradually increasing. As a result, the need for extracurricular programs to increase learning in college is also growing. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors of learning difficulty and develop a model of learning consulting for college underachievers. This study also aimed to evaluate this model's validity. Using both 56 subscription forms of college underachievers and three sets of focus group interviews at B university, we found that students had difficulties in goal and career setting, management of grades and tests, learning methods, time management, failure overcome ability, lack of learning habit sustaining power and learning motivation, and so on. We developed a model of learning consulting for college underachievers based on these factors and applied the model to evaluate it's validity, testing it on 31 underachievers currently enrolled in college, five times every week. Let we say in conclusion that this model of learning consulting had positive effects on changing college underachiever's character, emotion, motivation, and behavior towards learning.

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“…According to a study that compared the attributes of college students on academic probation with those who have exceptional academic performance, the former students were found to have lower levels of satisfaction with college, the classes, and their major, as compared to the latter. They also invested less effort and time in studying [36][37][38]. Another study that analyzed academic underachievers stated that the factors behind academic underachievement include inadequate preparedness for learning, problems with managing time, and lack of self-discipline and motivation.…”