Get Your Students Hired
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.
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.
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.
We need to understand that not all minds work the same. Some people need a little more time to comprehend the material. It falls on instructors to plan out a system that works for everyone to understand the assignments. Something as simple as a group activity or a fun game can be an easy way of teaching. Having everyone stand up and move around interacting with one another could be useful techniques as a learner as well as a teacher.
Learning the specifics of adult learners and how to identify any barriers should help the instructor be aware. Adult learners do differ from the younger generation, however they would be able to bring life experiences into play in the classroom environment.
It is very apparent with most adult learners that situational factors are a huge area that contributes to success and retention.
Knowing if a student has a family and needs to work outside of school is important. We need to know what situational factors exist with all students.
Adult and younger student do learn differently and we need to make sure we everything in our power to we eliminate barriers that can hinder the adult student.