uBoost motivation tools enhance engagement, creating deeper learning. Time on task increases and students are more likely to complete your program, improving retention and renewal rates.
Achieving the goal of making the individual classroom a place that naturally motivates students to learn is much easier if students and teachers function in a school culture where academic success and motivation to learn is expected, respected and rewarded. - Student Motivation, School Culture and Academic Achievement, Ron Renchler
Enhance effectiveness with a student motivation program. uBoost designs custom programs to meet your specific goals and budget requirements. Students earn redeemable points, avatar upgrades, leaderboard standings and achievement badges, as they work towards completion.
Activities critical for success are recognized by badge and point awards. Students will "level up" and gain access to exclusive features by completing tasks you define as important. Target behaviors include consecutive day logins, time on task, blogging, participation and assignment completion. Leverage proven uBoost engagement strategies such as leaderboards, avatar upgrades, and charitable giving to show evidence of students’ overall progress and status.
Educators agree that parents play a critical role in student success. Daily parent email, text, or voice message keeps them informed of their child’s performance. uBoost also makes it easy for parents to share their child’s success on Facebook.
Automated recognition allows instructors to focus on teaching and learning. By automating positive reinforcement, the uBoost motivational tools quickly become indispensable. Teachers become ardent supporters of your program because of reduced workload.
Kaplan offers tutoring and homework help for K-8 students.
Goal: Replace Kaplan’s existing rewards program with a more affordable, engaging and flexible program.
uBoost Solution: uBoost's rewards program enabled Kaplan to provide students with immediate feedback, generating performance gains. Using a combination of currency, leaderboards, badges and avatars, Kaplan has dramatically improved engagement and renewals. With uBoost administering their rewards program, Kaplan can now focus on what they do best: delivering quality instruction.
Kaplan is the world’s leading test prep provider.
Goal: Increase independent test prep as it correlates with goal score achievement.
uBoost Solution: uBoost increases the amount of time that students spend on independent practice exercises. As students achieve milestones they are awarded with achievement badges and donations to charities of their choice. Students may share achievement on Facebook.
Goal: Increase attendance in after school tutoring programs.
uBoost Solution: IAAK selected uBoost to offer a more exciting and engaging rewards program which reduced the costs associated with operating its own program. uBoost’s responsibilities include inventory , fulfillment and marketing support. By integrating uBoost, IAAK was able to increase attendance by 21%; renewals by 38%, and summer program completion rates by over 50% while decreasing the costs of the rewards program by over $50,000 per year. IAAK credits uBoost for its phenomenal growth, resulting in over 80% market share in Hawaii.
Hawaii Technology Academy (HTA) offers instruction to students in both classroom and online environments.
Goal: Maintaining student engagement, retention and high test scores.
uBoost Solution: HTA awards redeemable currency and badges based on weekly course completion percentage. Leaderboards organized by grade, support student performance through healthy competition and collaboration. Students appreciate the additional recognition and report feeling more motivated./p>