ETP - Helping Students Persist in Their Studies
Rationale
Practices
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Offer choice when appropriate
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Provide tools for targeted improvement (rubrics, checklists, writing samples)
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Offer specific and timely feedback
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Offer opportunities to use feedback for revision
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Connect learning to career or other long-term goals
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Foster a sense of belonging to an online course community
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Communicate how increased effort leads to improved performance
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Praise students for effort as opposed to natural ability
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Offer specific praise connected to effort
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Use grades to communicate progress
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Use grades to diagnose what students know and what they need to work on
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Provide time management strategies and regular reminders
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Send messages of encouragement and support