Effects of Recording Attendance on Grades in Introductory Psychology.

Shimoff, Eliot; Catania, A. Charles

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ERIC Number: EJ648114

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Effects of Recording Attendance on Grades in Introductory Psychology.

Shimoff, Eliot; Catania, A. Charles

Teaching of Psychology, v28 n3 p192-95 Sum 2001

Presents a study which recorded attendance of 57 introductory psychology students by requiring them to sign-in at each class meeting. States that students who signed in attended more classes and scored higher grades on weekly multiple-choice quizzes, even on material from the textbook not included in lectures. (CMK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Educational Research, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Student Improvement, Tests, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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