Impact of Attendance on Academic Performance in Prenursing Students. Issue 4 (July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Branson, Marietta; Loftin, Collette; Hadley, Lance; Hartin, Vicki; Devkota, Shravan
• Is Part Of: Nurse educator. Volume 41:Issue 4(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-07
• Subjects: absenteeism -- attendance -- course grades -- grades -- nursing education; Nursing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000250
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-3624

Abstract

Abstract : A descriptive-correlational design was used to explore the relationship between attendance and course grade in a prenursing course. Findings revealed that attendance was positively associated with final course grades ( r 443 = 0.54, P < .001). Traditional students attended a significantly higher percentage of classes than their nontraditional counterparts. These findings support the long-held belief by nursing faculty that attendance positively impacts course outcomes.