Evaluation of the effectiveness of counselors' evaluations in the field of academic guidance "choice of field of study" with the progress of middle school girls in Tehran in the academic year of 1992-1993

Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences, Department of Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A)

Curriculum Planning Orientation

Dissertation Abstract (including summary, objectives, implementation methods and results obtained): The purpose of this research is to investigate the performance of counselors in the academic guidance of students in various fields of mathematics, experimental sciences, humanities, work and vocational science, and also to investigate the attitude of students towards the performance of school counselors. The research method is causal-comparative. The researched population is all the female students of the third year of high school in Tehran who studied in 1392-1393. The sampling method was cluster random sampling. In order to select the sample size from the population of girls in the third year of high school and conservatories in Tehran city, four regions 4, 6, 12, 17 were selected by lottery and 100 were selected from each region. The total sample size was 400. The measurement tool was the GPA of the students and a researcher-made questionnaire that was used to examine the views of the students. Data analysis method The results show that 1) the level of academic progress of students who chose their field of study with the advisor's opinion was higher than the students who chose their field without the advisor's opinion. The level of academic progress in mathematics, experimental, and professional technical fields of study of students who had chosen their field of study with the advice of a counselor was higher than that of students who had chosen a field without the opinion of a counselor. However, there was no significant difference between the level of academic progress in the fields of humanities and science in the two groups of students (with and without a counselor). Also, the result of examining the views of students regarding the performance of counselors indicated that there is a significant difference between the views of the two groups of students (with counselors, without counselors) regarding the role of counselors in the academic guidance of students. The opinion of the students who had chosen a major without the advisor's opinion reported the advisor's role in academic success more than the "with advisor" group. Therefore, it can be concluded that all students considered the advisor's role to be effective in academic guidance, because the students of the "with advisor" group considered the advisor's role useful in academic guidance, and they acted with the advisor's opinion when choosing their academic major. However, the high scores of the group "without a consultant" in the attitude meter also indicate that this group was dissatisfied with the selection without consultation and on their own.

Key words: counseling, academic guidance, secondary school, attitude

Today, the surprising nature of changes and developments continuously adds to the complexity and risks of people's living conditions and the feeling of insecurity, lack of trust and failure. It forces a person to rely on others so that the balance and integrity of the personality is not shaken. In fact, taking advantage of the optimal guidance and rich culture, obtaining experiences, measures and comprehensive studies helps to refine the mental, emotional and physical of people, especially teenagers, in immunity from injuries.

The progress and developments of the last few decades in education technologies and the way of teaching life skills in educational institutions, including schools and the expansion of science, have opened new horizons for everyone, and considering the accelerated and exponential progress, the question is raised that How and with what methods do the social, educational, educational and cultural organizations and institutions want to prepare the youth population of the country by transferring their technical achievements and scientific knowledge and the international community for active participation and administration of affairs and respect for various rules and regulations? In this evolution, people's education and training considering their talents and capabilities is considered as the main issue and the phenomenon of measuring academic and occupational talents (which perhaps started in the beginning during the first and second wars) was recognized as an undeniable factor in the way of guiding people. Therefore, we realize that the current era is almost unpredictable because many competitors who have created and developed technology influence people's power of choice and certainly traditional and passive education cannot meet the needs and facilitate the education activity in the country. If the process of education and training is considered an imitative or inculcating concept, then the goal of education and training is the acquisition of predetermined information, which is different from the concept of rationality and perception.If the process of education and training is considered an imitative or inculcating concept, the goal of education is to acquire predetermined information, which is different from the rational and perceptive concept, therefore, taking advantage of democratic education and the experiences of educators and benefiting from the opinions of counselors and guides can provide effective steps for the current and future generations.

Job inconsistencies with the field of study in the current society and academic failure and possibly dropping out of secondary school due to the lack of a mechanism A successful consultation in our education. Here, it is not bad to refer to one of John Stewart's articles: "Although there are thousands of jobs in the market, students are only aware of what they see, such as medicine, teaching, nursing, etc. And fields that are expected to have high growth are usually not questioned by students, and this inability to make effective career decisions that will lead to personal dissatisfaction is worrying. Career planning is increasingly needed in schools so that young people and teenagers can harmonize the existing situation with themselves in the decision-making and career selection process. It leads to slow movement and waste of energy, cost and capital in economic and social terms. (Stewart [1] 2005; 10).

Statement of the problem

One of the important goals of education and training is to provide assistance services to students. A clear example of this service can be seen as academic counseling and guidance in the field of choosing a field of study according to the expected profession, and its main goal is to provide a favorable platform so that the strengths and weaknesses of people are identified and with a clear picture of their characteristics and traits and the needs of society, they can choose the desired field. As Sternberg [2] has stated, paying attention to people's cognitive capabilities in the form of the general concept of IQ cannot alone reveal the individual differences in the talents and abilities of students and, accordingly, their academic success in different fields. (Sternberg 2007: 80) But we see that the expansion of science and technology and the birth of new fields in the society of teenagers and the main capital of the country have made it difficult to choose the field of study suitable for the expected profession. In this regard, it seems necessary to identify the needs and possibilities of the environment in order to take principled and logical decisions. It is obvious that due to the critical period of puberty and adolescence, these problems will double. Kyamanesh also stated in 2012 that in the surveys conducted by education and training, about 60% of female students and 50% of male students accepted the counselor as a savior for academic guidance and get help from him in the field of choosing a field of study, and it should be determined what issues and problems academic guidance is facing in practice. This process is due to various reasons, including lack of participation of school staff, lack of accurate measurement tools and equipment, lack of educational staff specializing in counseling and so on. It has not been able to achieve its predetermined goals. (Shafi Abadi, 1387: 33)

Considering that the purpose of students' education is to create the ability to respond to the scientific and practical needs of the society, and since the continuation of each of the branches of education can be in line with meeting the needs of the society when it is proportional to the ability and talent of individuals, therefore, the needs of the society and the labor market require the effectiveness of the performance of consultants in creating success in accordance with the students' education, and the important question is to what extent the existence of consultants and their tools can Is it positive and effective and guides people exactly to their field and profession? According to the research conducted in this field, it has been determined that no variable is as important as the previous academic performance of students (Navidi, 2016) or that counselors and their activities are not fully approved (Ali Akbari, 2013) and the files of counselors have defects in terms of content (Idrisi, 2014). Therefore, this research tries to evaluate the performance of counselors in the field of academic guidance (choosing a field according to the ability of individuals). to do And in addition to this, examine the attitude of students towards the performance of counselors.

The Importance and Necessity of Research

And those who are responsive and respectful, and Iqam al-Saluh, and the matter of mutual consultation and mutual sustenance (Shura, verse 38)