Evaluating the academic advisors’ communication skills according to the students living in dormitory
نویسندگان
1 Department of Education, College of Humanities, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
2 Department of Deputy of Research, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: As revealed by previous research studies, stress, lack of problem‑solving ability,and weakness may influence the academic performance of students who study medicine or relevantfields. It is necessary to provide students with consultation and academic advising to ensure theirsupport and welfare.OBJECTIVES: The present study was carried out to evaluate the academic advisors’ communicationabilities and skills based on the views of the students living in the dormitory of North KhorasanUniversity of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.METHODS: The present analytical cross‑sectional study was carried out on 155 dormitory‑livingstudents who were majoring in medicine, nursing and midwifery, and health. The required data werecollected using a 17‑item research‑made questionnaire which evaluated the academic advisors’communication skills in “oral and written,” “accepting and giving feedback,” “understanding others,”“being a good listener,” and “effectiveness” fields. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlationcoefficient test were utilized to analyze the collected data.RESULTS: In the students’ opinion, as revealed by the results of the present study, the academicadvisors gained the lowest scores in “oral and written” (8.33 ± 1.58) field and the highest scoresin “accepting and giving feedback” (20.78 ± 9.36) and “understanding others” (22.73 ± 9.8) fields.CONCLUSION: The students believed that the academic advisors had the lowest ability in “oral andwritten” field; therefore, paid more attention should be paid to their communication skills, and their“oral and written” skills should be evaluated.
