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.
I've learned that external responsibilities, like work and family obligations, significantly impact adult learners, retention. While we can't remove these responsibilities, I've discovered that teaching them valuable problem-solving skills and a positive attitude can help them manage these demands more effectively.
What I learned is that students need to feel valued and not just a number. They need staff that cares about their situation and needs. Be able to find them resources and devote extra time to help them achieve success.
I have learned that there are so many components to student retention. We need to look beyond the surface when a student is struggling. Many times financial strain, home stress, cultural barriers, or other extraneous factors are leading to their struggles. Not every student that is struggling with retention is because of academic reasons alone.
The student retention courses are very beneficial both for the student and instructor because it allows both the student and instructor to work in collaboration to accomplish their goal.
Adult learners have many responsibilities that could hinder their academic progress.
I have learn to be patient of the student, and find different methods of showing how to teach the subjects.
I learned that our adult learners have life outside of school, so we have to be stern on attendance but also empathic enough to know that things happen.
We should also suggest students try to remove any obstacles that would hinder them from the course they started.
I have and still continue to learn from "the stories gone bad" whether for their length, ineffectiveness, or irrelevance. I do and have always been discerning about how I frame my stories and quite successfully so.
Our students should be our purpose, and we must understand our purpose.
Considering the students entire background and current lifestyle will help enable the student to succeed.
As instructors we need to understand the outside factors that can be challenging to our students to better support and and assist.
Holding on to or retaining students through to the end of the course. Contractors receive the retained portion of their earnings once the job is completed and the customer is satisfied.
Instructors should consider both academic and non-academic factors for student retentions.
