Share Paper: Formalized Early Intervention for Struggling Students: Preliminary Findings at One Completely Online University

  1. Tara Lehan, Northcentral University, United States
  2. Ashley Babcock, Northcentral University, United States

Abstract: At one completely online institution, evidence suggested that students’ performance on the first assignment in the first course might be an indicator of their potential future success. As reported in mid-2018, nearly 80% of students who earned a failing grade on the first assignment were no longer active 20 weeks later. Results of a formal needs assessment indicated that students’ working with an academic coach early in their program might be associated with a greater likelihood of persistence. The shared goal of this early intervention was to provide personalized co-curricular learning support to students who struggled to meet academic performance ...