Persistence
Facilitator
Mike Vail
Hand in there or Hang out there? Helping Adult Learners Persist
Description
How many times have you asked yourself as an educator why did that student stop attending? She was doing so well and seemed so interested in the class. Of course, there is no one answer as there is no one solution. This training was created around research findings from the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy and is designed to consider the issue of persistence among adult ed learners, its implications for practice and some steps to address barriers to attendance.
Objectives:
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Define persistence as used in the Adult Student Persistence study
- List the four supports to persistence identified by the study
- Explain the positive and negative forces that help and hinder adult student persistence
- Recommend instructional and programmatic strategies for improving student persistence
Session Preparation
Interested participants will receive the following reading 2 weeks prior to the seminar. Please read both articles in advance.
Helping Adult Learners Persist: Four Supports – by John Cummings, Andrea Parrella, and Lisa Soricone (Focus on Basics, Volume 4, Issue A, March 2000)
The First Three Weeks: A Critical Time for Motivation - by B. Allan Quigley (Focus on Basics, Volume 2, Issue A, March 1998)
