A large-scale investigation into the relationship between attendance and attainment: a study using an innovative, electronic attendance monitoring system
A large-scale investigation into the relationship between attendance and attainment: a study using an innovative, electronic attendance monitoring system
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DOI：
10.1080/03075070802457066
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Thomas, Stephen
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作者：
Newman-Ford, Loretta;Fitzgibbon, Karen;Thomas, Stephen
关于学生出勤率和成绩之间关系的现有文献是不一致的。然而，有一些经验证据表明，出勤率是学习成绩和进步的决定因素。科尔比发表了一项研究的结果，该研究在一个单一的第一年本科模块内研究了这种关系，他的研究结果表明，出勤率和成绩之间存在着非常显著的关系。然而，科尔比的文章，沿着无数其他出勤研究，遭受固有的数据收集的限制，与基于纸张的出勤监测和手动数据输入。UniNanny是格拉摩根大学开发的电子考勤监控系统，它拥有高质量的数据，并最大限度地减少了与纸质方法相关的缺点。这项研究的目的是证实，或以其他方式，科尔比的调查结果，虽然在一个更大的规模，评估22个第一年的模块在四个独立的奖励计划，使用出勤数据收集和存储电子。这项研究的结果表明，一个强大的，统计上显着的相关性之间的学习活动出席率和学术成就，从而证实了科尔比的研究结果。数据显示，学生上课越多，学业评估不及格的机会就越少，取得高分的机会就越多。研究发现，随着时间的推移，出勤率大幅下降，尽管清晨的讲座与出勤率明显下降无关。
The literature available on the relationship between student attendance and attainment is inconsistent. Nevertheless, there is some empirical evidence to suggest that attendance is a determinant of academic performance and progression. Colby published results of a study which examined the relationship within a single year 1 undergraduate module, and his findings showed a strongly significant relationship between attendance and attainment. However, Colby's article, along with countless other attendance studies, suffers inherent data collection limitations that are associated with paper-based attendance monitoring and manual data entry. UniNanny is an electronic attendance monitoring system developed at the University of Glamorgan, which boasts high-quality data and minimises disadvantages associated with paper-based methods. The purpose of this study was to corroborate, or otherwise, the findings of Colby, though on a much larger scale, evaluating 22 first year modules within four separate award programmes, using attendance data gathered and stored electronically. The results of this study show a strong, statistically significant correlation between learning event attendance and academic attainment, thereby substantiating Colby's findings. Data revealed that the more a student attends classes, the less chance they have of failing academic assessments, and the more chance they have of attaining high grades. Attendance was found to decline considerably over time, though early morning lectures were not associated with significantly worse attendance.