Retention the first week
Creating student retention the first week starts with the bonding process. When students build rapport with others their chances of staying long term is increased. As the saying in the business goes "Students quit schools, they don't quit friends."
if a student feels values and feel they an confide in you through trust, they will open up and talk about thingss in their lives that's affecting their performance seeking direction and understanding. At that point you begin to include other resouces and people that will be be effective in their educational journey.
1 week strategies involve working closely with student... Asking personal goals... building rapports... let them know I’m looking forward to them being successful... I like the result...
I go over the course, how grades are done what I want the students to do and demos, along with extra notes from the power points.
This is why I encourage them to begin study groups and tell them to hold each other accountable. Many don't want to let their "group" members down so they try to be reliable, etc.
I agree completely. It is very important to establish what their goals are and the importance of them to help them succeed for a bright and better future both in their education and in their personal life.
1 week strategies involve working closely with student... Asking personal goals... building rapports... let them know I’m looking forward to them being successful... I like the result...
Yes they feel like they have friends and its a new eniverment and they are confortable.
I like that verbage. It's a very good statement that does explain the feelings of many students. Once their classmates are added to the support system, they encourage the student to stick with it. I try to find pass grads to speak with the class about their experiences in class and how they made it through. They will believe their peers first.
This is very true. I have noticed that once the students are making friends, their fellow classmates will even call or text them when they do not show up for class.
I think it is essential for student repport that students create bonds with not only their classmates, but also their instructors from day one. It begins on the first day, and from there on that is what dictates whether or not the students stays involved and interested.
I believe that student retention starts in orientation and then the first day of class is critical. From then, the bonds that students form with their classmates and instructor help to influence the student retention.
Kevin
You are correct, when a student feels comfortable in their surrounding and classmates a bonding cohort begins. This undoubtedly helps the retention process.
