Abstract:
This study evaluated 928 students over a period of two 16-week semesters. Attendance, gender, classification, and major were recorded for all students in undergraduate animal science courses taught at Sam Houston State University (SHSU). The results indicated that classroom attendance had an impact on student's final course grade, although no differences were found between gender and number of absences. However, females had a higher final course grade. Sophomores attained the highest rate of absenteeism but course grade did not differ from their undergraduate peers. Animal Science majors had fewer absences than non-majors, but no differences existed for final grade. A prediction equation using gender, classification, and number of days absent was developed to determine future final grade outcomes. A negative correlation existed between final course grade and number of days absent, major, classification, and gender. A positive correlation existed between numbers of days absent when compared to major and gender. Lastly, a negative correlation existed between classification and number of days absent. Therefore, results of this data prove that increased absences result in a lower final grade. Further, females obtained higher final grades than males, but major and classification had no effect on final grade outcome.
Keywords:
final grade outcomes, animal science course
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