A Study To Determine If There Is a Relationship between Absences and Grades at McCook College.

Autor/in	Craig, Ford M.
Titel	A Study To Determine If There Is a Relationship between Absences and Grades at McCook College.
Quelle	(1990), (33 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Praktikumsbericht; Academic Achievement; Attendance; Attendance Patterns; Attendance Records; Community Colleges; Comparative Analysis; Freshman Composition; Grade Prediction; Grades (Scholastic); Literature Reviews; Statistical Analysis; Two Year Colleges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Anwesenheit; Community college; Community College; Notenspiegel; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	In an effort to provide statistical support for more stringent attendance policies, a study was conducted at McCook Community College (MCC) to determine whether there was a significant relationship between absences and grades in freshman composition classes. A literature review of similar studies conducted at both the secondary and postsecondary levels found some evidence of a negative relationship between classroom absenteeism and academic performance. Data were drawn from the grade and attendance books of one instructor for three English 101 sections taught during fall semesters 1987, 1988, and 1989. Final semester percentage grades were calculated for those who missed class from one to three times and for students who missed class from four to seven times. Students who had no absences or more than seven absences were excluded. The major conclusion derived from the study was that an MCC composition student who was absent from class one to three times would receive a final semester percentage grade that was significantly higher than a student who missed from four to seven classes. Based on study findings, it was recommended that faculty take regular attendance and reduce grades for more than three absences. (JMC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC