Increasing Student Success Through Tutor Choice
Presented by Melvin Hines
Who are we?
Why tutor
choice?
STUDENT DATA
ACTION STEPS
OUTCOMES
Students need to own their learning
experience.
Coaches are key“I have been thinking of dropping this class, but Darpan Shah has helped me understand and given me confidence and I am beginning to enjoy the subject as compared to before. He is a talented helper.”
“Your help gave me the confidence that I need to to finish strong and catapult me to a level that I never imagined. I re-ceived a 99% in the class overall. I could not believe my eyes.”
“I just wanted to take a minute and to thank you for your help. The changes that you suggested for my essay gave me the chance to have a 90 on it.”
STUDENT CHOICE
AND UPSWING
Student behavior trends in Upswing
TESTING OUR
THEORYWITHDATA
Our findings:
First key
finding
Students prefer to find a coach they like, and keep returning to that coach.
Using Campus Ambassadors
Do Campus Ambassadors have a real impact on student engagement?
Our findings:
Second key
finding
Campus Ambassador programs do make a difference, particularly during finals.
WHATDRIVES
STUDENT CHOICE INTUTORS?
Our Prediction
What we found:
Students from South Texas College were
7 timesmore likely to pick
Spanish speaking tutors.
Third key
finding
When given the choice, students pick coaches with a similar background.
Three key takeaways1. Provide students the opportunity to choose who they work with
2. Use your free resource - students! - to increase engagement
3. Encourage students and coaches to find comon ground
Questions or Comments?
Thank you for your attention.
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