The Importance of Class Attendance and Cumulative GPA for Academic Success in Industrial Engineering Classes
The affect of the attendance percentage, the overall
GPA and the number of credit hours the student is enrolled in at
specific semester on the grade attained in specific course has been
studied. This study has been performed on three courses offered in
industrial engineering department at the Hashemite University in
Jordan. Study has revealed that the grade attained by a student is
strongly affected by the attendance percentage and his overall GPA
with a value of R2 of 52.5%. Another model that has been
investigated is the relation between the semester GPA and the
attendance percentage, the number of credit hours enrolled in at
specific semester, and the overall GPA. This model gave us a strong
relationship between the semester GPA and attendance percentage
and the overall GPA with a value of R2 of 76.2%.
[1] J. O. Ajiboye, and A. Tella. "Class attendance and gender effects on
undergraduate students- achievement in a social studies course in
Botswana" Essays in Education, 18, pp.1-11, 2006.
[2] R. Moore, " Attendance and performance: How important is it for
students to attend class? "Journal of College Science Teaching, 32,
pp.367-371, 2003.
[3] R. Moore, " The importance of admissions scores and attendance to
first-year performance" Journal of the First-Year Experience and
Students in Transition, 18, pp.105-125, 2006.
[4] R. Moore, M. Jensen, J. Hatch, I. Duranczyk, S. Staats, and L. Koch,
"Showing up: The importance of class attendance for academic success
in introductory science courses". American Biology Teacher, 65, pp.
325-329, 2003.
[5] S. B. Berenson, G. Carter, and K. S. Norwood "The at-risk student in
college developmental algebra" .School Science and Mathematics, 92
(2), pp. 55-58. 1992
[6] S. Devadoss, and J. Foltz "Evaluation of factors influencing student
class attendance and performance" .American Journal of Agricultural
Economics, 78(3), pp. 499-508, 1996.
[7] C. S. Hammen, and J. L. Kelland, " Attendance and grades in a human
physiology course". The American Journal of Physiology, 267(6),pp.
S105-108, 1994.
[8] M. E. Thompson and B. C. Plummer. " Remedial college freshmen
English students: Description and characteristics". Reading Horizons,
19(3), pp. 248-255, 1979.
[9] R. M. Hyde and D. J. Flournoy " A case against mandatory lecture
attendance" . Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 24, pp.63-64, 1986.
[10] M. Crede. S. G. Roch and U. M. Kieszczynka " Class Attendance in
College : A Meta-Analytic Review of the Relationship of Class
Attendance With Grades and Student Characteristics". Review of
Educational Research. Vol. 80, No. 2, pp. 272-295, 2010
[11] N. J. Cepeda, H. Pashler, E. Vul, J. T. Wixted, and D. Rohrer "
Distributed practice in verbal recall tasks: A review and quantitative
synthesis". Psychological Bulletin, 132, pp. 354-380, 2006.
[12] W. L. Cull " Untangling the benefits of multiple study opportunities and
repeated testing for cued recall". Applied Cognitive Psychology, 14, pp.
215-235, 2000.
[13] N. Peladeau, J. Forget and F. Gagne " Effect of paced and unpaced
practice on skill application and retention: How much is enough?"
American Educational Research Journal, 40, pp. 769-801, 2003.
[14] S. L. Brooke "Using the case study method to teach online classes:
Promoting Socratic dialogue and critical thinking skills". International
Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 18, pp. 142-149,
2006.
[15] D. Bligh "What-s the use of lectures? (5th ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-
Bass. 1998
[16] S. J. Dollinger, A. M. Matyja, and J. L. Huber " Which factors best
account for academic success: Those which college students can control
or those they cannot? "Journal of Research in Personality, 42 (4), pp.
872-885, 2008.
[17] F. H. Turner " A study in the relation of class attendance to scholastic
attainment". School and Society (26), pp. 22-24, 1927.
[18] C. H. Jones " Class attendance and college marks". College and Society
(116), pp. 444-446, 1931.
[19] M. A. Clump, H. Bauer, and A. Whiteleather " To attend or not to
attend: Is this a good question?" Journal of Instructional Psychology
(30), pp. 220-224, 2003.
[20] S. E. Gump " The cost of cutting class: Attendance as a predictor of
student success". College Teaching (53), pp. 21-26, 2005.
[21] L. Newman-Ford, K. Fitzgibbon, S. Lloyd, and S. Thomas " A largescale
investigation into the relationship between attendance and
attainment: A study using an innovative, electronic attendance
monitoring system". Studies in Higher Education, 33, pp. 699-717,
1999.
[22] T. L. Hansen "Apositive reinforcement program for controlling
student absenteeism". College Student Journal, 24, pp. 307-312, 1990.
[23] K. E. Lloyd, W. K. Garlington, D. Lowry, H. Burgess, H. A. Euler,
and W. R. Knowlton "Anote on some reinforcing properties
of university lectures". Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 5,
pp. 151-155, 1972.
[24] M. F. Hovell, R. L. Williams, and G. Semb "Analysis of undergraduates-
attendance at class meetings with and without grade-related
contingencies: A contrast effect". Journal of Educational
Research, 73, pp. 50-53, 1979.
[1] J. O. Ajiboye, and A. Tella. "Class attendance and gender effects on
undergraduate students- achievement in a social studies course in
Botswana" Essays in Education, 18, pp.1-11, 2006.
[2] R. Moore, " Attendance and performance: How important is it for
students to attend class? "Journal of College Science Teaching, 32,
pp.367-371, 2003.
[3] R. Moore, " The importance of admissions scores and attendance to
first-year performance" Journal of the First-Year Experience and
Students in Transition, 18, pp.105-125, 2006.
[4] R. Moore, M. Jensen, J. Hatch, I. Duranczyk, S. Staats, and L. Koch,
"Showing up: The importance of class attendance for academic success
in introductory science courses". American Biology Teacher, 65, pp.
325-329, 2003.
[5] S. B. Berenson, G. Carter, and K. S. Norwood "The at-risk student in
college developmental algebra" .School Science and Mathematics, 92
(2), pp. 55-58. 1992
[6] S. Devadoss, and J. Foltz "Evaluation of factors influencing student
class attendance and performance" .American Journal of Agricultural
Economics, 78(3), pp. 499-508, 1996.
[7] C. S. Hammen, and J. L. Kelland, " Attendance and grades in a human
physiology course". The American Journal of Physiology, 267(6),pp.
S105-108, 1994.
[8] M. E. Thompson and B. C. Plummer. " Remedial college freshmen
English students: Description and characteristics". Reading Horizons,
19(3), pp. 248-255, 1979.
[9] R. M. Hyde and D. J. Flournoy " A case against mandatory lecture
attendance" . Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 24, pp.63-64, 1986.
[10] M. Crede. S. G. Roch and U. M. Kieszczynka " Class Attendance in
College : A Meta-Analytic Review of the Relationship of Class
Attendance With Grades and Student Characteristics". Review of
Educational Research. Vol. 80, No. 2, pp. 272-295, 2010
[11] N. J. Cepeda, H. Pashler, E. Vul, J. T. Wixted, and D. Rohrer "
Distributed practice in verbal recall tasks: A review and quantitative
synthesis". Psychological Bulletin, 132, pp. 354-380, 2006.
[12] W. L. Cull " Untangling the benefits of multiple study opportunities and
repeated testing for cued recall". Applied Cognitive Psychology, 14, pp.
215-235, 2000.
[13] N. Peladeau, J. Forget and F. Gagne " Effect of paced and unpaced
practice on skill application and retention: How much is enough?"
American Educational Research Journal, 40, pp. 769-801, 2003.
[14] S. L. Brooke "Using the case study method to teach online classes:
Promoting Socratic dialogue and critical thinking skills". International
Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 18, pp. 142-149,
2006.
[15] D. Bligh "What-s the use of lectures? (5th ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-
Bass. 1998
[16] S. J. Dollinger, A. M. Matyja, and J. L. Huber " Which factors best
account for academic success: Those which college students can control
or those they cannot? "Journal of Research in Personality, 42 (4), pp.
872-885, 2008.
[17] F. H. Turner " A study in the relation of class attendance to scholastic
attainment". School and Society (26), pp. 22-24, 1927.
[18] C. H. Jones " Class attendance and college marks". College and Society
(116), pp. 444-446, 1931.
[19] M. A. Clump, H. Bauer, and A. Whiteleather " To attend or not to
attend: Is this a good question?" Journal of Instructional Psychology
(30), pp. 220-224, 2003.
[20] S. E. Gump " The cost of cutting class: Attendance as a predictor of
student success". College Teaching (53), pp. 21-26, 2005.
[21] L. Newman-Ford, K. Fitzgibbon, S. Lloyd, and S. Thomas " A largescale
investigation into the relationship between attendance and
attainment: A study using an innovative, electronic attendance
monitoring system". Studies in Higher Education, 33, pp. 699-717,
1999.
[22] T. L. Hansen "Apositive reinforcement program for controlling
student absenteeism". College Student Journal, 24, pp. 307-312, 1990.
[23] K. E. Lloyd, W. K. Garlington, D. Lowry, H. Burgess, H. A. Euler,
and W. R. Knowlton "Anote on some reinforcing properties
of university lectures". Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 5,
pp. 151-155, 1972.
[24] M. F. Hovell, R. L. Williams, and G. Semb "Analysis of undergraduates-
attendance at class meetings with and without grade-related
contingencies: A contrast effect". Journal of Educational
Research, 73, pp. 50-53, 1979.
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GPA and the number of credit hours the student is enrolled in at
specific semester on the grade attained in specific course has been
studied. This study has been performed on three courses offered in
industrial engineering department at the Hashemite University in
Jordan. Study has revealed that the grade attained by a student is
strongly affected by the attendance percentage and his overall GPA
with a value of R2 of 52.5%. Another model that has been
investigated is the relation between the semester GPA and the
attendance percentage, the number of credit hours enrolled in at
specific semester, and the overall GPA. This model gave us a strong
relationship between the semester GPA and attendance percentage
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