Abstract:

 

Limited research is available on the reasons undergraduate students choose to not attend class, especially literature focused on students in agriculture and natural resources. This study examines this issue by surveying undergraduate students on potential reasons to not attend class. A majority of the students agreed upon 23 reasons for not attending class and those reasons were related to personal issues, class structure, instructor behavior and issues, student performance and class scheduling. The number one reason was attendance is not taken in the class.

 

Key Words:

 

Class attendance, student performance

 

 

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