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Class Attendance in College: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Relationship of Class Attendance With Grades and Student Characteristics

Credé, Marcus, Roch, Sylvia G., Kieszczynka, Urszula M.·2010·Review of Educational Research
DOI 10.3102/0034654310362998
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A meta-analysis of the relationship between class attendance in college and college grades reveals that attendance has strong relationships with both class grades ( k = 69, N = 21,195, ρ = .44) and GPA ( k = 33, N = 9,243, ρ = .41). These relationships make class attendance a better predictor of college grades than any other known predictor of academic performance, including scores on standardized admissions tests such as the SAT, high school GPA, study habits, and study skills. Results also show that class attendance explains large amounts of unique variance in college grades because of its relative independence from SAT scores and high school GPA and weak relationship with student characteristics such as conscientiousness and motivation. Mandatory attendance policies appear to have a small positive impact on average grades ( k = 3, N = 1,421, d = .21). Implications for theoretical frameworks of student academic performance and educational policy are discussed.

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Authors
Credé, M., Roch, S. G., & Kieszczynka, U. M.
Venue
Review of Educational Research
Publisher
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Published
2010-06
Volume
80
Issue
2
Pages
272-295
ISSN
  • 0034-6543 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-1046
DOI
10.3102/0034654310362998
OpenAlex
W2135818248
Cited by
640
References
78
FWCI
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Type
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Language
en
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