فعالية برنامج قائم على إرشاد الأقران في تحسين مستوى مهارات الإنجاز الأكاديمي و أثره في المعدل الأكاديمي لدى الطالبات المتعثرات بجامعة نجران

Abstract EN

By providing a program based on peer counseling, the present study aimed to improve academic achievement among underperforming students at Najran University in the 2019 academic year.

The academic skills in focus included self-awareness, planning and time management, social skills, learning and research methods, study skills, and motivation.

The sample comprised 60 low-achieving female students at Najran University, and the study adopted a quasi-experimental method based on pre- and post-testing for one group.

A questionnaire designed by the author measured academic skills, and a program based on peer counseling was offered for improvement.

The results confirm the effectiveness of peer counseling in improving the academic skills of these students; in addition, the program significantly improved their grade point averages (GPAs).

Thus, the study recommends that more attention should be paid to developing counseling programs in general and peer counseling in particular .