Asistencia a clase y rendimiento académico en estudiantes de medicina: La experiencia de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

Class attendance and academic achievement of pharmacy students in a European University

“…Our results show a higher rate of absenteeism and a lower percentage of students with a higher attendance than those reported in other similar studies. 6,9 The high level of absenteeism in the "History of Pharmacy" elective course could be justified by some factors, such as the humanistic nature of the subject in the scientific context of the current pharmacy program or the schedule, since this course was always offered as the first class in the morning. However, in our experience with the same students, absenteeism in the "History of Pharmacy" elective is similar to absenteeism in long lectures in other courses with a scientific and technical focus, such as pharmaceutical technology or pharmacology, with different teachers and schedules.…”

“…11,12 In addition, new technologies have been identified as a cause of academic absenteeism since they allow access to the information without requiring attendance. [4][5][6] A review of the literature on the relationship between class attendance and academic performance shows that many authors have noted a positive relationship between both factors in pharmacy programs 13,14 and in other health sciences. 3,6,7,15 However, doubts about the role of class attendance on academic success have been reported.…”

“…[4][5][6] A review of the literature on the relationship between class attendance and academic performance shows that many authors have noted a positive relationship between both factors in pharmacy programs 13,14 and in other health sciences. 3,6,7,15 However, doubts about the role of class attendance on academic success have been reported. 4,16 The objective of our study focused on establishing the possible relationship between attendance and academic performance in an elective course with the pharmacy program at Santiago de Compostela University (Spain).…”

“…Nowadays, it is common in many courses that a significant number of students do not attend the long lectures, devoting their time to individual study or other activities. 6 Non-attendance has negative consequences for administrators, teachers, and students; the social resources are underused, 3 the teachers are unmotivated, 4,6 and the student-teacher relationships become difficult, negatively affecting professionalism. [7][8][9] Several reasons for academic absenteeism have been proposed.…”