Guess Who's (Not) Coming to Class: Student Attitudes as Indicators of Attendance

Autor/in	Gump, Steven E.
Titel	Guess Who's (Not) Coming to Class: Student Attitudes as Indicators of Attendance
Quelle	In: Educational Studies, 32 (2006) 1, S.39-46 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-5698
Schlagwörter	Attendance; Student Attitudes; Undergraduate Students; Student Surveys; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anwesenheit; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; USA
Abstract	A survey of 172 undergraduates, carried out during the fall 2002 and spring 2003 semesters at a large research university in the Midwestern United States, found, as expected, a statistically significant positive relationship (r = 0.174, p [is less than] 0.05) between the importance students attributed to attendance and the rates at which they subsequently attended class. Data are analysed by students' gender and levels in school; and attendance rates of students who did not complete the optional survey question on attitudes are compared with attendance rates of students who answered the question. Although attitudes are but one of many complex factors that influence behaviours, university instructors can (and should) nurture and encourage positive attitudes towards the importance of class attendance as a means for minimizing the detrimental effects of student absences. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10