The relationship between attendance and academic performance in further education college A/S psychology students
This investigation examined the relationship between attendance and examination performance. Psychology students (179) took A/S psychology modules; their results were correlated with their attendance up to the examination date. The data were subjected to a Pearson Product Moment Correlation and a statistically significant result was found (p =.221**, significant at 0.01). The influence of an Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) on attendance and performance was also assessed. Generally it was found that EMA students do attend classes more regularly than non-EMA students. However, there was ... Show more
Authors: Wigley, Stephen C.
Published: Abingdon, England, Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2009
Resource type: Article
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