STAR Lite advising intervention program

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Evidence · 5 claims (3 for, 2 against) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study

Description

STAR Lite is a one-semester advising intervention for undergraduate students on academic probation, grounded in a strength-based mindset and tailored to individual student needs. Participation requires "meeting with an assigned STAR Lite advisor at least three times during the academic semester." The program uses a cohort model allowing students to work together and share experiences, building peer-to-peer community support guided by the Neighborhood Student Success Model. Students with GPA under 2.0 who are Exploratory Preference (undeclared) majors are invited to participate.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Students meet with an assigned advisor at least three times during the semester
• Participation limited to one semester immediately after probation placement

Constraints

• Served only Exploratory Preference (undeclared) majors at one Midwestern research university
• Pre-COVID data with all services provided in person

Target Learners

• Undergraduate students on academic probation with undeclared majors

Learning Goals

• Return to good academic standing
• Persistence and graduation

Claims

• Male STAR Lite participants showed lower return-to-good-standing rates than male comparison students [-W]
• STAR Lite program participation showed no statistically significant relationship with returning to good academic standing after one semester [-W]
• Students completing all or extra STAR Lite components returned to good academic standing at higher rates than comparison students [+W]
• First-generation STAR Lite participants returned to good academic standing at higher rates than first-generation comparison students [+W]
• Student engagement with the STAR Lite program increased across successive cohorts [+W]

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Key Sources

• Liu, C., Bruner, J., & Ammigan, R. (2022). Success Training for Academic Resiliency: An Advising Intervention Program for Undergraduate Students on Probation. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 11(2). https://ojed.org/jise

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Field	Value
type	design
id	star-lite-intervention-program
title	STAR Lite advising intervention program
description	STAR Lite is a one-semester advising intervention for undergraduate students on academic probation, grounded in a strength-based mindset and tailored to individual student needs.
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-03
trust	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
sources	1 — liu-2022

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