Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to develop an online learning support group counseling program for academic probation college students, focusing on strength coaching and mental coaching techniques, and to explore their satisfaction on the program and the effects of the program on improving their academic achievement. Methods To achieve the goals of this study, first of all the program was developed based on the group counseling program development model suggested by Chang-Dai Kim(2011) and video counseling operation manual suggested by Soo-Youn Soh(2020), which is composed of 5 sessions, and each session took 50 minutes. Next, a questionnaire was administered to 86 academic probation college students who participated in the program to measure their program satisfaction. And their grade point averages were analyzed with two dependent-sample t-tests to see if they improved with 60 students enrolled in classes of the semester right after participating in the program. Results The results of this study are as follows. First, academic probation college students showed high satisfaction(4.2) with the program. Second, it was showed that they received help in 5 main areas of college life adjustment(self management, interpersonal relationship, career, academic, understanding of major and academic information). Third, 80% of the students enrolled in classes of the semester right after participating in the program improved in grade point average of the semester and did not receive academic probation. Conclusions It was found that the program developed in this study could contribute to college life adjustment and academic achievement of academic probation college students. Also, the discussion and implications based on the main results of this study were provided for the operation of online learning support group counseling programs using strength coaching and mental coaching techniques.

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