Helpful to know financial aid resources available to students especially if financial issues arise causing them distress with their academic progression.
There are several factors to consider when it comes to adult learning. We should try to eliminate, to the best of our ability, any barriers that would cause a student to not succeed.
We often assess academic barrier. I have learned the importrance of assessing nonacademic barrier in the adult learner as well.
I learned about the many factors that play a role in the retention and success of adult students.
Understanding unique situation of individual student is important for student retension.
This is similar to working with patients in that unrelated barriers can limit their success.
I that teachers need to help with any tyoe of baarriers that the student's have. We need to have open communication with them. It is important to help them be able to suceed. I always tell my clinical students if they are having any issues please let me know. Week 5 of a 12 week term can be to late.
I have learned that adult learners have peculiar characteristics and several factors come into play that hinder them from remaining in school. As an educator, I can help address some of these challenges.
Hello I'm Ashley and, what I've encountered first hand and learned in this course is the adversity that adult faces determines their livelihoods. As they are furthering their education to better themeselves they still have real life situations that could affect student retention . Some are on the fence and gain new worries and anxiety with wanting and trying to complete school or paying their bills. It is important to exercise and develop resources so that student can be successful by any means .As intructors we must empathize but remain assertive .
I will make sure that I am encouraging every student and treating them as an individual instead of as a combine class. Encourage rhetorical questions and allow them to speak and convey their thoughts.
I have learned that student retention is extremely important as well as releasing the barriers that we may have in place.
I see that students have not only their own commitments but also sometimes have aging parents, grandchildren they are raising and it becomes a lot for them. I agree that helping them to eliminate barriers and being accessible to them is essential for the student to be successful.
What I have learned is that many things cause an adult learner to not finish school. The common issues are children, jobs, aging parents, and not having the time to complete the courses. Coming up with resources for adult students would be very beneficial to helping adult students finish.
I see a lot of issues with my students missing class due to family/work problems. I just try to help the students stay on track the best I can. I also try to help them keep there focus on the end result.
Adult learners are valuable and their retention is lower due to various factors. As educators, we must address their academic and non-academic needs to help them succeed.
Treating students as valued adults, and helping them address any real world outside issues, will help them follow through on their school path to success
Hello,
Student retention is one of the most important parts of being a student. Our students will not learn if they are not present. As an instructor we need to have an open ear and understanding of the different obstacles that can arise. Effective communication and outside resources can help with students going through rough times.
We as instructions need to understand different factors that help with student retentions and the will to stay in the classroom. I have students who feel intimated by other students knowledge and I always tell the new students to never feel initimated by someone's knowledge, they are just in the program a bit longer, but never fear, you will get there just like everyone else.
We need to make sure everyone feels safe and secure and the student understands that they can always come and talk to us and we will never judge them. To help students retain information we need to make the class interactive and fun.
I use Kahoots, projects to help them retain information and I use the ranch days where they get hands on learning.
I have learned that students go through different challenges and I should be able to adjust to each one of them. Patience comes a long way.
I learned it can very complex as adult students. As instructors, we need to understand the barriers for those adult students as well.
