. Sudhir S. Rawlani; . Shivlal M. Rawlani; . Vidya Lohe; . Rahul Bhowate; . Monika Rawlani Khubchandani; . Rakhi Chandak
Volume 8, Issue 12 , December 2018, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of lecture attendance on the academicperformance of 3rd BDS students at the DMIMS‑U, Sawangi (M), Wardha. This project investigatedand ...
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AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of lecture attendance on the academicperformance of 3rd BDS students at the DMIMS‑U, Sawangi (M), Wardha. This project investigatedand correlated the difference between faculty and student perceptions regarding attendance andfinal performance, including factors thought to influence student attendance.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Participants from a single university were included in the presentretrospective observational study. The study was conducted in April 2016; 77 3rd BDS students(2012 Batch) and teaching staff of SPDC willing to voluntarily participate were included and dividedinto two groups such as Group A and Group B. Student and faculty perceptions were obtained usingLikert scale having 15 closed‑ended and 3 open‑ended questions. Questioner was made related tofactors affecting the attendance in class, type of source available for study, awareness about topic,and faculty approach. Comparison between perception of students and faculty regarding attendanceand final performance was done using Mann–Whitney U‑test. P < 0.05 was considered statisticallysignificant.RESULTS: Quantitative analyses revealed significant differences between faculty and studentperceptions on most of the project variables. Qualitative analyses reinforced those findings andsuggested that faculty misunderstood what factors actually influence student attendance. The resultssuggest that there is a substantial disconnect between faculty and student perceptions regarding theimportance of class attendance and highlighted areas for faculty to influence student attendance.CONCLUSION: Motivation is the major factor causing students to attend the lectures. Unfortunately,not all students are motivated to study and learn. New styles of teaching may need to be looked into.This needs to be further investigated on large sample size.
