Seeing Progress

Evidence-based Strategies - Examples, Research and Tools

Strategy e: Revisit goals with students, individually and in groups, so that they can monitor their progress and consider new goals and possibilities.

Research

The Effects of Continuing Goal-Setting on Persistence in a Math Classroom
Pam Meader
Periodically revisiting student goals in this math class improved the course completion rate and overall attendance of students. It also provided the teacher with information about what students felt were their most important supports and barriers.

Retention through Redirection Protocol - Feature # 2: An effective process for helping learners set realistic career and employment goals
College Sector Committee on Adult Upgrading
The authors reviewed program policies (procedures, handbooks and guidelines) from nine colleges in Canada to see how attendance, progress and conduct were addressed. They also asked practitioners about specific retention supports or strategies that might uphold their policies. They describe strategies and approaches for setting short- and long-term goals.

Tools

Equipped for the Future (EFF) Teaching/Learning Toolkit
Steps 3 and 4 in the EFF Toolkit include concrete tools and processes for helping students map out their learning and then develop goal-specific tools to monitor their progress.

Equipped for the Future (EFF) Teaching/Learning Toolkit
Steps 7 and 8 in the EFF Toolkit include concrete tools and processes for helping students reflect on what they’ve learned, think about how it transfers across situations, and identify their next steps.