What techniques do you use to provide positive reinforcement, Bruce?
I belive positive reinforcement is a good way to help student retention. Students need to know that they are on track and making progress in there learning and technical skills.
I believe that intervention with a student is not only when there is a problem, but also when things are going well, this will help instill confidence in the student, so if he happened to fail at a task or test, then it might not be a down fall for the rest of the course.I do respect student privacy,as I hope they would respect mine.