Preferences for Academic Advising Styles
This psychometric study was designed to test the feasibility of measuring college students' preferences for developmental and prescriptive advising styles as separate constructs. Part 5 of the Academic Advising Inventory (Winston & Sandor, 1984b) was revised into two independent scales, one for measuring preferences for developmental advising and the other for measuring preferences for prescriptive advising. Results suggest that the two scales have a reasonable item structure, and the internal consistency reliability is reported to be modest. Of greater theoretical importance, the two scales are found to be largely independent. The practical implications of this independence are discussed relative to future applications and research.
Contributor Notes
Susan Weir is the Director of Student Academic Services for the College of Arts and Sciences at Oklahoma State University. She can be reached at susan.weir@okstate.edu.
Dale Fuqua is a regents professor in the School of Educational Studies in the Oklahoma State University College of Education.
Marcia Dickman is an associate professor in College Student Development in the Oklahoma State University College of Education.