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Introduction
that is usually prolonged for days, weeks or even months. On the other hand,
unto the students academic performance that may lead him/her to fail unto
examinations due to lack of knowledge about the lessons, getting low grades due to
makes students who come to class uncomfortable and the lecturer irritable
(Marburger 2011).
adversely affects the overall well-being of classes (Segal 2008). In quality terms,
Student absenteeism also causes rework and wasted time for lecturers (Lalek 1995;
Rumberger 1997).
Lecturers who spend class time re-teaching lessons take instructional time
away from students who attend class regularly, and the extra time spent going over
absentee homework and class assignments takes time away from lecturer planning
According to Durden and Ellis (1995) investigated the link between overall
economics students over three semesters. Their results, based on OLS controlling
for ability and motivational factors (GPA, college-entrance exam scores, having had
particular, whereas low levels of absenteeism have little effect on the eventual
When students are absent from class, they miss valuable information
resulting from peer-lecturer interaction and the benefits of the specific examples
lecturers use to clarify difficult concepts. This valuable part of the learning
Republic of South Africa that can affect of class absenteeism on Grade Performance
academic performance. Stanca (2014) used a large panel data set from an
introductory microeconomics course to correlate the effects of attendance on course
performance.
SIMAD University. Sample size of 100 students was selected from SIMAD University
Both primary and secondary data was used in order to answer research questions.
Questionnaire and content analysis were used as research instrument. The study
Haque and Sudhakar (2012) believes that an artificial neural network (ANN)
Overall, the research results indicated that, even after controlling for
on student achievement.
students throughout the semester. Records were also kept of the sessions wherein
A qualitative choice model revealed that students who missed class on a particular
that sessions material than were students who had been present. (Marburger
2011).
academic ability, quiz performance, and student gender were also included in the
factor in grade performance. The findings generated from the analysis indicated
that attendance and academic ability of a student positively correlated with student
Based on the results of the study by the SIMAD University, the researchers
suggest that all students, particularly prospective students and those students who
class attendance on academic performance. And also the study recommended that
universities should maintain or develop strict guidelines for student attendance and
monitor factors that could hinder a student from attending class on a regular basis.
The study of determinants of a college students academic performance is an
important issue in higher education, among all factors, whether or not attending
received considerable attention (Chen and Lin, 2006). It is commonly assumed that
university students benefit from attending lectures (Stanca, 2014). Lectures and
Performance
It is difficult for teachers and students to build skills and progress if large
academics, students who are not in school on a regular basis are more likely to get
into trouble with the law and cause problems in their communities (Hocking, 2008).
students of faculty of business and accountancy in SIMAD University are carried out
2014).
generally finding that attendance does matter for academic achievement (e.g.
Durden and Ellis (1995), Devadoss and Foltz (1996), Chan et al. (1997), Marburger
(2001), Rodgers (2001), Bratti and Staolani (2002), Dolton et al. (2003), Kirby and
McElroy (2003)). This kind of evidence has led some authors to call for measures to
performance is that attendance levels are not exogenous, given that Internal
grades which concluded that initial attendance is a lair predictor of future academic
performance. The total amount of time that students report studying has often been
examined as a potential predictor of success in school. It might seem that the more
time that students spend studying, the better grades they should receive (Plant,
students.
class activities, and is measured hours per day, days per week, sessions per month
performance, students GPA and class discussions of the student. The main purpose
of this study was to describe the variables and then explain the relationship
4. Other Relations
average attendance rate of about 67%. The paper also presented regression results,
performance. This result was found to be qualitatively robust to the inclusion among
the explanatory variables of students' grade point average and the fraction of
problem sets completed 0.3 On the basis of these findings, Romer suggested that
could be considered.
subject like Social Studies, It has further shown that gender factor is also crucial in
Rodgers (2001) found that attendance has a small but statistically significant
classes and the relationship with exam performance in a sample of 368 first year
economics students, finding that hours worked and travel time are the main
determinants of class attendance, and that the late, in turn, has a positive and
diminishing marginal effect on grade. Among studies who reach less robust
Sarah Moore, Claire Armstrong, and Jill Pearson (2008) the reasons associated
with lecture absenteeism among student groups could shed significant light on
years period and via multiple criteria such as exams and final-year project.
essay writing, tutors exam predictions) were also examined with regard to both
academic performance and personality traits. In sample 1 (N=70), the Big Five
Conscientiousnesswere found to predict overall final exam marks over and above
several academic predictors, accounting for more than 10% of unique variance in
overall exam marks. Results suggest that Neuroticism may impair academic
In sample 2 (N=75) the EPQ-R ( Eysenck & Eysenck, 1985) was used as the
personality measure and results showed the three superfactors were the most
success. The present results provide evidence supporting the inclusion of well-
Conclusion
A students consistently participating and attending the class is a key factor
performance, students GPA and class discussions of the student. With low level of
performance is lowered too. On the other hand, having high level of absenteeism
higher. Yet, it must be considered that here are factors including to the differences
in academic ability, quiz performance, and students gender that can lead to
absenteeism.
difficulty in learning. By being absent from the class, the student misses relevant
information that is needed for him/her to understand and by this, it makes a simple
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