PEMANFAATAN PENASIHAT AKADEMIK OLEH MAHASISWA FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SENI UNIVERSITAS NEGERI YOGYAKARTA

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Abstract: This study described the consultation opportunity, consultation materials, reasons, academic advisors’ (AAs) responses, students’ responses, and effects ofAAs’ guidance on students’ achievement. The research subjects comprised students of the Faculty of Languages and Arts, the Yogyakarta State University, consisting of two groups, namely those who were interviewed (selected by the snow ball technique) and those who were given an open questionnaire (selected by the stratified random technique). The data were analyzed using the qualitativedescriptive technique. The data credibility was enhanced by the participation lengthening, interview details, triangulation, and peer checking. The results wereas follows. (1) In general, the students consulted with their AAs during the consultation period. (2) On the average, the consultation frequency was once or twice a semester. (3) They consulted with not only their AAs but also other lecturers. (4) They consulted with their AAs when they needed their AAs and the AAs responded to them; they consulted with other lecturers when they found it difficult to see their AAs, they felt scared and hesitant, and the AAs did not respond to them. (5) Most consultation materials were academic in nature. (6) Most AAs gave the students positive responses and only few AAs were not responsive or indifferent. (7) Most of the AAs’ suggestions were positive and only few were useless and irrelevant. (8) The students suggested that AAs should be easy to see, have schedules, and conduct the consultation not in public. (9) Constraints in the consultation included the difficulty to see AAs because they were busy, the relationship which was not close, the students who were not open, shy, scared and hesitant to see their AAs, and the large number of students. (10) Most students realized the contribution of the consultation with their AAs to their achievement.
Keywords: Academic Advisor, academic consultation
Penulis: Suhardi
Kode Jurnal: jppendidikandd090176

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