Students Accountable to Each Other for Retention
At our university, we encourage retention and attendance as critical success factors. We have a policy as follows: if the class as a whole receives 95% attendance through the quarter, the class receives a free meal complements of our campus director. It is interesting to see the students then hold each other accountable for attending class.
Hi Nadine,
How do you reward students that earn good attendance and grades?
Gary
At my school they get pins for good attendance and good grades. They just love that. I think they should get rewarded if the show up and have good grades.
During the first week of class the instructor and students exchange phone numbers to start a phone chain. Students become closer to their classmates and seem to come together as a group. We also try to have them by the second week exchange zip codes incase someone needs to share a ride.
Hi Cynthia,
Yes, it is up to students to keep themselves forward focused and in school but life has a way of inserting itself and the students feel they can't complete their studies. It is at these times it is up to us instructors to support and encourage them. Knowing that they have someone in their corner is a powerful motivator.
Gary
I think it's the students total responsibilty for their retention. At some point and time they will have to be accountable for their actions
Hi Heather,
This is a good idea to keep the students engaged and attending. I like the accountability factor as well. This is good training for the work world when we all have to be accountable to our fellow team members if we are going to finish our assigned work tasks.
Gary
