Author(s)

Wen Lan ¹, Yang Shaogang ¹, Zeng Jiao ¹, Long Shibang ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ South China Business College, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
² Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Corresponding Author

Wen Lan

ABSTRACT

College counselors in China are important key members for ideological and political work. The quality of college counselors will directly affect the development of college students in all aspects. Most predecessors only conduct theoretical analysis on counselors’ literacy, which lacks the support of empirical research. Based on literature analysis and interviews, this paper analyzes the content of counselors' core literacy, screens predictive questionnaire projects, and compiles formal questionnaires. With an investigation of 537 college teachers and students, this paper builds a model of core literacy for counselors, which helps people directly understand the characteristics of university management in China and understand the standards of Chinese universities for their managers. The results show that: (1) The test has strong reliability and validity. Cronbach’s α coefficient and the tests’ split-half reliability coefficients are all above 0.95. The coefficients of internal consistency and the split-half reliability of each dimension are all above 0.85. The Χ2/df of analytical results of verification factors is less than 5. GFI, AGFI, NFI, CFI, and IFI are all greater than 0.7. RMSEA is equal to 0.07. The fitting indicators of this model are sound and this test meets measurement requirements. (2) The core literacy structure of college counselors consists of five major factors: moral quality, professional competence, political awareness, instructional planning, and interpersonal relationships. The total variation rate of these five factors is 65.117 percent. (3) Among the five factors, moral quality is the most influential factor.

KEYWORDS

College counselor, Core literacy, Structural model.

CITE THIS PAPER

Lan, W., Shaogang, Y., Jiao, Z., Shibang, L., Analysis of Structural Model of Chinese College Counselors' Core Literacy. Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology (2018) 2: 85-90.

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