Abstract:
Class lecture attendance by students in an introductory undergraduate plant science course had not been consistent, and the impact of attendance on student grades and their perception of the course or instructor was unknown. This study was conducted to determine the influence of class lecture attendance on academic course performance and student perceptions of the course and the instructor. Course performance was based on the final course grade derived from exam, quiz, and group project scores. Analysis of class lecture attendance and final course grade of 237 students from four course sections over three semesters revealed a positive trend of higher final course grade associated with higher class lecture attendance. An end-of-semester survey was used to determine student rankings of the course and instructor. The evaluation of the course and instructor was higher or more favorable among students with > 50% class lecture attendance versus those students with 50% attendance.
Keywords:
attendance, performance, evaluation,introductory plant science course
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