Digital Feedback - Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed

The University of Illinois at Springfield has tracked the impact of Starfish kudos on student performance. Officials there said they had seen a positive correlation on students’ grade point averages if they received the notifications in their first two semesters. The initial research suggests kudos have to be sustained to make a difference, said Karen Moranski, the university’s associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education. And getting them from different faculty members appears to be particularly helpful. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/06/27/starfishs-retention-software-includes-both-early-alerts-and-kudos