High Impact Practices for Directors August 1 2018 Josh Hayes Director of Adult Education College of the Mainland John Stevenson Program Specialist TWC Adult Education amp Literacy Persistence ID: 681584
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How to Foster Persistence:High Impact Practices for Directors
August 1, 2018
Josh Hayes
Director of Adult Education
College of the Mainland
John Stevenson
Program Specialist
TWC, Adult Education & LiteracySlide2
Persistence
Definition of Learner Persistence:
Adults staying in programs for as long as they can, engaging in self-directed study or distance education when they stop attending program services, and returning to program services as soon as the demands of their lives allow.
Persistence is a
continuous learning process that lasts until an adult student meets his or her educational goals
, and persistence could start through self-study before the first episode of participation in a program. Persistence ends when the student decides to stop learning.
(Source: NCSALL, 2007)Slide3
Activity 1 What’s Your PQ?
Complete the PQ Survey and calculate your persistence quotient.
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High Impact Practices for PersistenceRecruitment
Intake
Orientation
Attendance
Program DesignSlide5
Recruitment: How does the community see your program?
As a free program or as an intensive program
A program for serious students or a program for anybody who wants to join
A program than answers the question, “How long will it take?” with “it depends” or a program that answers the question, “ We have a plan.”Slide6
Researching Recruitment: Questions & Strategies
What is the first impression callers get we they contact you?
What kind of student are you looking for?
Do your partners understand that you want serious students?
Do your brochures, webpages and other communications reflect a program that is designed to achieve specific outcomes?Slide7
Activity 2
Look at your handout entitled “Pathways to Persistence” and think about what kind of students you mostly have in your program.Slide8
Intake
Cattle Call vs. Prolonged IntakeSlide9
Prolonged Intake Practices
Advantages
Better understanding of program structure
Clear Understanding of expectations
More time to set reasonable goals
More accurate placement into classes
Fewer tryout students
Development of better relationships with program staff
Disadvantages
Challenge to meet enrollment targets
Staffing required for continuous intake
Provide services to students who will elect not to participateSlide10
Orientation
Securing a Strong CommitmentSlide11
Force Field Analysis
A force field analysis is a process for analyzing supports and barriers that impact persistence to a goal.
First the student writes his goal.
Next, the student lists all the things that support him in reaching the goal. For example, he might write items like family support, access to Internet or friends in the same class.
Then, the student assigns weight to each item. The weights are ascribed numerically with number from one to ten.
Next, the student lists all the barriers that stand in the way of achieving this goal. For example, he might write thinks like the cost of tuition or lack of dependable transportation.
Next, the students assigns weights to each barrier as he did with the supports.
Finally, the weights of the supports and barriers are tallied. The student considers how he might reduce the weight of the barriers or increase his supports.Slide12
Activity 3
Select a personal goal and use the force field analysis template to identify key supports and barriers.
Assign a weight (from 1 to 5) for each support and each barrier.Slide13
Supports & Barriers - Top 10 List
Positive Forces
Relationships
Instruction
Goals
Teacher/students
Positive self
Negative Forces
Life demands
Relationships
Negative self
Learning process
instructionSlide14
Enhancing Attendance
Distance Learning
Tutoring Supports
Communication OptionsSlide15
Attendance Policy
Put it in writingSlide16
Activity 4
Use the Attendance Policy Guidelines rubric to evaluate your own attendance policySlide17
Program Design
Practices that WorkSlide18
High Impact Practices
Discussion