@article{2398f043d9bf457da4a568a5e3fc015d,
title = "Evaluation of factors influencing student class attendance and performance",
abstract = "This study quantifies the effects of student behavior, teacher attributes, and course characteristics on class attendance and performance. Several notable factors that influence attendance and grades are motivation, prior grade point average (GPA), self-financing by students, hours worked on jobs, quality of teaching, and nature of class lectures. This study provides strong empirical evidence of the positive influence of class attendance on student performance.",
keywords = "Class attendance, Class performance, Motivation, Prior GPA, Teaching skills",
author = "Stephen Devadoss and John Foltz",
note = "Funding Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge Jay Akridge, John Carlson, Steve Erickson, Raymond Folwell, D. Lynn Forster, Joe Guenthner, David Hahn, Joel Hamilton, Herbert Hinman, Roger Long, Larry Makus, Wallace Rehberg, Robert Taylor, William Taylor, Bob Tokle, Fred White, and Russ Withers for assisting us with the survey and/or reviewing the paper. The authors also thank the two Journal reviewers for their helpful suggestions. This study was partially funded by the University of Idaho's Office of Teaching Enhancement. ldaho Agricultura[ Experiment Station manuscript No. 9415.",
year = "1996",
month = aug,
doi = "10.2307/1243268",
language = "English",
volume = "78",
pages = "499--507",
journal = "American Journal of Agricultural Economics",
issn = "0002-9092",
number = "3",
}