Keeping Students from Going AWOL: The Link between Pedagogy and Student Retention

Autor/inn/en	French, Eric Michael; Westler, Brendon
Titel	Keeping Students from Going AWOL: The Link between Pedagogy and Student Retention
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 15 (2019) 3, S.318-345 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2018.1468763
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; School Holding Power; Academic Persistence; Withdrawal (Education); College Faculty; Teacher Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Student Centered Learning; Teacher Student Relationship; Classroom Environment; Classroom Techniques; Student Participation; Active Learning; Learner Engagement; Teacher Motivation; Humor; Video Technology; Technology Uses in Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kursabbruch; Fakultät; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Klassenführung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Aktives Lernen; Humoristische Darstellung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen
Abstract	Teaching and learning research typically focuses on learning outcomes relating to the acquisition of knowledge. In this article, we shift focus to a different outcome: student commitment to, and thus successful completion of, a course. By examining the relationship between instructor pedagogical choices and rates of student retention--as measured primarily by withdrawal rates--we hope to help instructors think about ways to limit the incidence of their students "going AWOL." How strong is the evidence that an instructor's teaching behavior influences student retention or attrition? If an instructor's decisions do seem to matter, exactly which patterns are evident? To begin answering these questions, we report results from a major data collection effort, which involved undergraduate research assistants attending a wide variety of courses and recording details related to the instructor's pedagogical approach--such as the extent to which the instruction was student-centered or instructor-centered, the extent to which the classroom environment was regulated, elements of entertainment incorporated into class sessions, and efforts to facilitate rapport with students. Comparing this information to end-of-semester grade and enrollment statistics, we identify the relationship between how a course is taught and the retention of its students. We find a pattern of lower retention in courses where class sessions are heavily structured, in the sense that students are "cold-called" to participate or discouraged from such behaviors as phone use. We also find a relationship, weaker but still significant, between higher retention rates and both the showing of videos and the use of active learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01