Absenteeism among Saudi Medical Students

Qutub, Mahmoud F.; Azahrani, Abdulaziz A.; Bafail, Mohammad A; Alomari, Ahmad S.; Abuznadah, Wesam; Alsaywid, Basim; Munshi, Fadi

doi:10.12816/0044631

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“…In the previous study conducted on first-year medical students, exhibits that self-efficacy made an absolute involvement to the academic achievement and that voluntary participation in learning modules mediated a positive association between motivation and learning policies 4. Mostly, studies on student success reportsthat class attendance is a reliable predictor associated with better outcomes in terms of improving cumulative grade point average of the students who do best 5,6…”

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<p>Does Absenteeism Affect Academic Performance Among Undergraduate Medical Students? Evidence From “Rashid Latif Medical College (RLMC).”</p>

Khan¹,

Lodhi²,

Bhatti³

et al. 2019

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BackgroundDespite the strictness in attendance policies, absenteeism is an important current issue among medical and health sciences that affects the performance of undergraduate students worldwide. Attending lectures is the key to reaping the rewards of academic achievements in undergraduate medical students. As attendance pattern and performance go hand in hand– the physical engagement of students in the classroom and practical teaching approach have a synergistic impact on the output of lower-performing students to do their best.MethodsA total of 404 full-time undergraduate MBBS male and female students of Rashid Latif Medical College (RLMC) of age 18 or above were included in this study. The principal outcome variable, such as class grades or performance, is the dependent variable, while absenteeism is a unique independent variable.ResultsOur results capture the positive and significant impact of attendance coefficient in all proxy variables of regression models but exhibit significant decline from OLS3 to OLS4 when proxy variables for ability, effort, and motivation were included. However, we found the effect disappears, when we incorporate panel data fixed effect estimators to minimize the time-invariant student-specific unobservable traits on performance.ConclusionAttendance of the student is only the mandatory variable that must be monitored and regulated by corrective actions to achieve the better academic performance of the students.

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<p>Does Absenteeism Affect Academic Performance Among Undergraduate Medical Students? Evidence From “Rashid Latif Medical College (RLMC).”</p>

Khan¹,

Lodhi²,

Bhatti³

et al. 2019

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“…[ 17 18 19 ] Class attendance is a reliable predictor associated with better outcomes in terms of improving cumulative grade point average of the students who do best. [ 20 21 22 ] Attendance is more important for enhancing grades. Attending clinical and tutorial-based class events have a positive correlation with overall examination score.…”

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Absenteeism among undergraduate medical students and its impact on academic performance

Basu

Mitra²,

Sarkar³

et al. 2022

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Student absenteeism is a major concern for undergraduate medical education training in India. Regular class attendance helps students have a proper understanding of the topic of discussion. This study explores the pattern of absenteeism among medical students and whether absenteeism is associated with their academic performances. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A record-based, cross-sectional study was done by reviewing departmental attendance registers, item cards and marks obtained in exam by 190 students in the community medicine department who had passed their 3 rd professional part 1 examination in 2018. The data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 16. A descriptive analysis summarizes the pattern of absenteeism and their marks obtained in the semester and professional exam of community medicine. The primary outcome indicator was the 3 rd professional exam marks. The correlation between class absenteeism and other predictors and exam result was analyzed. Regression analysis was done to predict dependence of outcome variable on class attendance and formative examination marks. RESULTS: Overall, female students had better class attendance than male students. There was a positive correlation of lecture class attendance ( r = 0.369) and marks obtained in the 6 th semester exam ( r = 0.717) with the final exam result. Further regression analysis showed final marks had a higher dependence on the 6 th semester examination score (B = 0.669) when compared to lecture class attendance (B = 0.051). CONCLUSION: Although lecture class attendance is an important predictor of final result, this study showed that the 6 th semester marks were a better predictor. This may be due to multiple factors (alternate source of learning, student's motivation, etc.) which require further exploration.

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“…Qutub and colleagues’ study on absenteeism among Saudi medical students found that absenteeism impacted academic performance negatively. The study concluded that academic performance can be improved when students change their perspective toward attendance [ 17 ]. Another study on the effect of absenteeism on the academic performance of Saudi medical students surveyed 300 students using a cross-sectional questionnaire on 300 students [ 18 ].…”

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Effect of absenteeism on the performance of medical sciences students: gender differences

Hakami

2021

Medical Education Online

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The effects of the learning environment on academic performance can be investigated according to a broad range of factors using a diversity of approaches. Many differences in academic performance have been associated with the sex of the student. Objectives : This study aims to understand the impact of absenteeism on the final grades earned by full-time medical laboratory sciences undergraduate students and whether this is affected by sex. Academic performance was analyzed using students’ final grades from two consecutive semesters (January to April and September to December 2019). The differences between male (n = 43) and female (n = 72) students were evaluated by Pearson’s correlation. During the semester, all teaching and assessment methods were standardized across both course sections to avoid confounding effects derived from the teaching method. Academic performance was assessed both objectively (multiple-choice questions) and subjectively (short essay questions). The mean scores of male and female students during two semesters were significantly different (p = 0.0180). To correlate marks with absenteeism, the correlation coefficient (r) was negative, which indicates an inverse correlation between absence rate and scores. Interestingly, a statistically significant correlation between absenteeism and final grades was found in the male sample population (p = 0.0011 for the first semester; p = 0.0255 for the second semester) that was not observed for their female counterparts (p = 0.2041; p = 0.1537). The results indicate that academic performance among women is not solely dependent on class attendance but likely involves other factors such as self-learning, and group discussion. The mean scores of female medical sciences students were significantly higher than the male students for two consecutive semesters. Male overall scores seem to be conditional on the instructor’s explanation. This sex-based variation in academic performance revealed by taking absenteeism rate into account warrant further investigation.

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Absenteeism among Saudi Medical Students

Cited by 9 publications

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<p>Does Absenteeism Affect Academic Performance Among Undergraduate Medical Students? Evidence From “Rashid Latif Medical College (RLMC).”</p>

<p>Does Absenteeism Affect Academic Performance Among Undergraduate Medical Students? Evidence From “Rashid Latif Medical College (RLMC).”</p>

Absenteeism among undergraduate medical students and its impact on academic performance

Effect of absenteeism on the performance of medical sciences students: gender differences

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