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Does class attendance still matter?

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dc.creator Abel Nyamapfene
dc.date 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:35:59Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:35:59Z
dc.identifier 1750-0044
dc.identifier 1750-0052
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/a9c0cf4fceaa449194591c6b0dffb385
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22940
dc.description This paper presents a study on the impact of class attendance on academic performance in a second year Electronics Engineering course module with online notes and no mandatory class attendance policy. The study shows that class attendance is highly correlated to academic performance, despite the availability of online class notes. In addition, there is significant correlation between class attendance and non-class contact with the lecturer and between student performance in the first year of university study and current academic performance and class attendance. However, there is no correlation between pre-university academic performance and current class attendance and academic performance. The study finds no gender bias in either class attendance or academic performance. Lastly, this being a course module open to students following different degree programmes, the study finds that a student’s choice of degree programme has no impact on class attendance and academic performance in this particular course module.
dc.language English
dc.publisher The Higher Education Academy
dc.relation http://www.engsc.ac.uk/journal/index.php/ee/article/view/144/211
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1750-0044
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1750-0052
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source Engineering Education, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 64-74 (2010)
dc.subject student attendance
dc.subject lecture attendance
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject DOAJ:General and Civil Engineering
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject DOAJ:General and Civil Engineering
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.title Does class attendance still matter?
dc.type article


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