Student retention and course completion

1. Student Retention Platform November2010

3. “When a learner earns rewards for attaining high standards, this creates a positive feedback loop, which increases interest and involvement, leads to high personal evaluations of performance, results in increased competence, and builds intrinsic motivation.” Cameron, Pierce, Banko, & Gear, 2005; Hidi, 2001; Jinks & Lorsbach, 2003.

4. Research Relatively small incentives may help students overcome procrastination problems by providing immediate rewards for meeting concrete goals.

5. How can uBoost help?

6. Target Behaviors

7. A study of merit scholarships found evidence of substantial test score gains and positive externalities such as improved teacher attendance and positive peer effects among students leading to an overall increase in classroom effort. (Kremer, Miguel and Thornton, 2008)

9. Increased persistence. Students 30% more likely to re-enroll.

11. Outcomes persisted even when incentives not offered.

13. Game Mechanics

14. 7 Must Have Features(Social Times—July 2010)

15. uBar

16. Status BadgesCan be customized by Client

17. status, achievement competition, feedback Attendance, Login, Community

18. Facebook Sharing

19. Event Timeline reward, status, achievement, self-expression

20. status, achievement, altruism (donations), social interaction competition, cooperation, feedback Challenger

21. status, achievement, altruism (donations), social interaction competition, cooperation, feedback Challenger

22. status, achievement, altruism (donations), social interaction competition, cooperation, feedback Challenger

23. status (earn a badge), achievement, altruism (donation-based goals) feedback Goal Tracker

24. Rewards Catalog

25. Rewards Categories Gift Certificates e-Gift Certificates

26. Rewards

27. Custom Catalog

28. Rewards Categories Donations to Charity Donations to Charity Fight World Poverty Stop Animal Cruelty Support Education Save the Environment

29. Exclusive Rewards Laptop Automatic entry to win a MacBook Pro for every login or course milestones attained.

30. Exclusive Rewards A Trip Around the World

31. Exclusive Rewards Scholarship Students can earn the ability to win a scholarship for a year’s tuition.

32. Value Proposition

33. Information www.uboost.com Contact jbower@uboost.com(866) 921- 4480 Student Retention Platform