A Consultation Model for Working with an Underachiever. A Single Case Study
The role of a school counselor includes improving student's study skills. It involves discussion of the place and time to study, study habits and study techniques. Direct tutorial counseling is also used to improve students' grades. It is also said that study skills aimed at improving...
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School of Cognitive Sciences and Education, Universiti Utara Malaysia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2649 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2649 |
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| Summary: | The role of a school counselor includes improving student's study skills.
It involves discussion of the place and time to study, study habits and
study techniques. Direct tutorial counseling is also used to improve
students' grades. It is also said that study skills aimed at improving
academic competence should result in higher grades among Students.
This paper presents a single case study looking into the effect of a
consultation model in dealing with low academic achievement of a
student. The process involved in the consultation will also be discussed.
Among others are developing hypothesis, consulting the student's
teachers, setting up regular meeting time and agreeing upon a contract.
Twice-a-week sessions were then scheduled with the student. It was
found that afier a month of twice weekly sessions, the student's grades
began to improve. In general, this paper attempts to look at the effect of
a consultation model working with an underachiever using a single case
design study. |
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