Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Work. 2020;67(2):359-368. doi: 10.3233/WOR-203285.
Academic advising is a central and essential element in the process of education that can help students unravel their academic problems and succeed in their academic and professional careersOBJECTIVES:To seek students' perception about academic advising and solicit suggestions to improve academic advising in our institute. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the students' satisfaction regarding academic advising guidance and to ascertain whether students' perceptions of academic advising differ by their demographic characteristics and academic years.
A forty-item questionnaire was hand delivered to all the undergraduate (UG) students of College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The research questions focused on demographic information, advising assistance and guidance, satisfaction, and suggestions to improve the effectiveness of the present academic advising system. Data analysis is presented through tables and descriptive methods.
The samples consisted of 98 males and 43 females. Overall, the respondents were positive about academic advising services they received from their respective advisors. Female students felt more positive than male students for all the statements on academic advising (p < 0.05). Additionally, our results indicate that as students climb the academic ladder, their rating of academic advising tends to rise. Strengths and weaknesses of academic advising are discussed here together with suggestions for improvements.
The results of this questionnaire survey demonstrate the vital factors pertaining to the institutional academic advising services provided to the students.
学术咨询是教育过程中的一个核心和基本要素，它可以帮助学生解决学术问题，在学术和职业生涯中取得成功。
了解学生对学术咨询的看法，并征求意见以改进我们学院的学术咨询。本研究的具体目的是评估学生对学术咨询指导的满意度，并确定学生对学术咨询的看法是否因人口统计学特征和学业年限的不同而有所不同。
向沙特阿拉伯王国萨卡卡的焦夫大学牙科学院的所有本科生（UG）发放了一份包含 40 个问题的问卷。研究问题集中在人口统计学信息、咨询协助和指导、满意度以及改进现有学术咨询系统有效性的建议。通过表格和描述性方法呈现数据分析。
样本由 98 名男性和 43 名女性组成。总体而言，受访者对他们从各自顾问那里获得的学术咨询服务持肯定态度。与男性学生相比，女性学生对学术咨询的所有陈述都感到更加积极（p<0.05）。此外，我们的结果表明，随着学生在学业上的进步，他们对学术咨询的评价往往会提高。本文还讨论了学术咨询的优势和劣势，并提出了改进建议。
这份问卷调查的结果展示了与学生所接受的机构学术咨询服务相关的重要因素。
