On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Michael J. Kane wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Does anyone out there know of any research on factors that influence whether
> students take advantage of teachers' office hours? I don't know whether it's a
> function of my style, my courses, or my class sizes (or something else
> altogether),
> but I have a very difficult time getting my students to come to see me
> outside of
> class for extra help. The few that do come once tend to come back, but
> getting them
> in the door for the first time is what I'm concerned about. How do you all
> manage to get
> students who are struggling in your classes to come to you for help? On
> course
> evaluations my students endorse that I'm very approachable and that I
> relate to students
> very well, and yet (most) don't come. And my version of the "help me help
> you" speech
> just isn't cutting the mustard.
>
> Thanks for any input!
>
> -Mike
>
A few years ago we addressed this issue in a post I introduced
titled " Where have all the students gone?"
I prefer to use the direct intervention method: I make them
come by scheduling appointments for them.It works.
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
