General Strategies for Student Retention | Origin: ED102
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Student Retention Methods --> General Strategies for Student Retention
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
Comment on Toni Harrington's post: Love it. I feel like they take greater ownership in their learning when rewarded.
I think keeping things light in the classroom as much as possible will help with the overall student performance. As long as expectations are met, I believe keeping a fun learning environment helps build confidence and relieves pressure of everyday life for students and instructors alike.
One thing I have learned about student retention is that keeping students engaged goes beyond simply teaching the material. Building a good relationship with students, setting clear expectations, encouraging participation, and providing positive feedback can make a big difference in whether students stay motivated throughout the program.
I intend to apply these strategies by creating a classroom environment where students feel comfortable asking questions, making mistakes, and learning from them. I also think it is important to recognize when a student may be struggling and address it early instead of waiting until they fall too far behind.
Building a rapport with students, encouraging participation, positive feedback, treating students with respect, setting realistic expectations and remembering to include fun activities that promote a positive classroom culture.
Establishing clear expectations from the beginning and ensuring that students’ social and learning needs are met can greatly improve retention, particularly among students with lower motivation. At the same time, knowing the subject matter well and having confidence in your ability to teach it creates a comfortable environment where students can learn, have fun, communicate openly, and work together as a team.
I thought it was interesting that the student's self esteem plays such a large role in their success. I would like to learn more about how to support a student in building self esteem.
I learned that teaching is more than just presenting material. It's about getting the students in the right frame of mind to learn by treating them with respect and keeping it real, as in real world. Having them understand that what they are learning is skill that is required in the field to help them progress in their career.
Students will respect you more if they know you are asking of them the very same expertise levels that the working world requires and that they will be assessed the same way that the working world assesses its workers.
Creating a precedent for the course expectations and ensuring that social needs are met for new students will greatly improve retention among low motivation students while also motivating the class as a whole to work as a team.
I learned that students' retention depends heavily on creating a supportive and positive learning environment. As an instructor, I will apply this by being fair and consistent, showing enthusiasm for what I teach, recognizing students' progress, and providing encouragement when they struggle. My goal is to help students stay motivated, engaged, and focused on successfully completing their training.
stick to the curriculum but make it your own, have fun with it and the students will mirror your vibe
Knowing your subject matter and having the confidence to teach it, put you at ease as well as your students to learn, have fun and open the door to communication.
Create a positive fun environment for adult students
treating the students with respect and learning their names early are great ways to build rapport with them. maybe even sprinkle in a joke here and there.
From this module, I learned that student retention is supported by building positive relationships, maintaining regular communication, identifying struggling students early, and providing academic and personal support when needed. Creating an engaging and inclusive learning environment helps students stay motivated and connected to their educational goals. I intend to apply these strategies by being approachable, monitoring student progress, offering timely feedback, and connecting students with available resources to help them succeed and persist in their studies.
Encouragement goes along way when it comes to learning. Making the class and subject fun will keep students engage.
Instructors showing interest and excitement in what they are teaching helps motivate their students.
If you show enthusiasm in regards to the topic then your students will as well.
Show the class enthusiasm for learning the specific course. Making it fun and using some of the instructor's experience for the classes they are taking will keep them engaged.
