The Effect of Class Attendance on Students’ Academic Achievement, Professors’ Motivation, and Student Professionalism: Perspective of Medical Sciences Students

Mohammad Vahedian-Shahroodi; Mohammad Saeedi; Maryam Ajilian Abbasi; Fatemeh Behzad; Saba Vakili

The Effect of Class Attendance on Students’ Academic Achievement, Professors’ Motivation, and Student Professionalism: Perspective of Medical Sciences Students

Publish place: Medical Education Bulletin، Vol: 4، Issue: 1

Publish Year: 1402

Type: Journal paper

Language: English

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Index date: 6 May 2023

The Effect of Class Attendance on Students’ Academic Achievement, Professors’ Motivation, and Student Professionalism: Perspective of Medical Sciences Students abstract

Background: Student absenteeism is an acknowledged problem in many universities. The present study aims to evaluate the opinions of students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) regarding the effect of class attendance on academic achievement, professors’ motivation, and student professionalism.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on medical sciences students of MUMS (nursing and midwifery, pharmacy, and health sciences students, n=101) who participated in a two-day entrepreneurship workshop. The available sampling method was used. Data were collected using a standard questionnaire containing ten items on the effects of student attendance in classrooms on the academic achievement and professionalism of students and faculty members’ motivation. Demographic questions on a five-point Likert scale were used. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16.0.Results: A total of 101 students from three faculties of MUMS (nursing and midwifery (39.6%), health sciences (36.6%), and pharmacy (23.8%)) participated. The lowest agreement was related to components of class attendance as a criterion of student professionalism (3.6+ 0.946), the effect of class attendance on academic achievement (3.53+1.32), and the effect of class attendance on faculty members’ motivation (3.50+ 0.970), respectively. There was a statistically significant relationship between the field of study and the students’ opinions about the components of professionalism criteria and professors’ motivation (p<0.05). The results of the Chi-square test showed a statistically significant relationship between the educational level and the students’ academic achievement component (p<0.05).Conclusion: Students had the lowest agreement with the items of class attendance as a criterion of student professionalism, class attendance on academic achievement, and the effect of class attendance on faculty members’ motivation, respectively.

The Effect of Class Attendance on Students’ Academic Achievement, Professors’ Motivation, and Student Professionalism: Perspective of Medical Sciences Students Keywords:

academic achievement , Class attendance , Iran , Motivation , Professionalism , Students

The Effect of Class Attendance on Students’ Academic Achievement, Professors’ Motivation, and Student Professionalism: Perspective of Medical Sciences Students authors

Mohammad Vahedian-Shahroodi

Associate Professor of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Mohammad Saeedi

MS of Software Engineering, Information and Communication Technology Unit, Mashhad Municipality Fire and Safety Services Organization, Mashhad, Iran.

Maryam Ajilian Abbasi

MSc of Clinical Psychology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Fatemeh Behzad

MSc of Health Education and Promotion, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Saba Vakili

MD, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK.