title: Impact of Attendance on Academic Performance in Prenursing Students.
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 (r443 = 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.
authors: Author Affiliations: Associate Department Head/Assistant Professor (Dr Branson), Assistant Professor (Dr Loftin), Assistant Professor (Dr Hadley), Instructor (Ms Hartin), and Instructor (Mr Devkota), Department of Nursing, West Texas A&M University, Canyon.
authors: Marietta
authors: M
authors: Branson
authors: Collette
authors: C
authors: Loftin
authors: Lance
authors: L
authors: Hadley
authors: Vicki
authors: V
authors: Hartin
authors: Shravan
authors: S
authors: Devkota
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012189:Retrospective Studies