Pharmacy Student Absenteeism and Academic Performance

Hidayat, Levita; Vansal, Sandeep S.; Kim, Esther; Sullivan, Maureen; Salbu, Rebecca L.

doi:10.5688/ajpe7618

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“…If this behavior continues after medical education, it will reflect on their work life and therefore, may affect the quality of health service in the future. 11, 13,14 In our country medical education are still following the traditional lecture format of teaching. Lectures and classroom discussion represent the primary means of teaching for undergraduate medical students.…”

Section: Factors Related To Medical Studentsmentioning

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Reasons of Absenteeism among Undergraduate Medical Students: A Review

Sharmin

Azim

Choudhury

et al. 2017

Anwer Khan Mod Med Coll J

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REVIEW ARTICLEnew problem. 3 Number of causative factors has been suggested. 4 With the revolution in the electronic equipment 5 there are varieties of computer based softwares to assist in making the lectures more presentable, interesting and interactive, thus making the traditional teaching effective. 6 Despite this development low attendance at lectures is still an issue. Absenteeism at higher education level affects the learning process of the students as well as the final result at the end of academic session. 7,8 Several studies identify internal and external factors associated with academic performance. Class absenteeism is one of the factor that has negative effect on the mastery of the academic curriculum. One of the most useful work done by Kelland et al 8 reported that a decrease in the examination result IntroductionOne of the most vital considerations among students in higher educational level is academic performance though there are some differences in performance among the students. 1 The goal of undergraduate medical education is to produce a physician with adequate knowledge of health and diseases, reasonable medical skills and a healthy attitude towards patients and their families. 2 Student attendance is thought to be an important factor in the academic performance of medical students on the basis that clinical contact and teaching are necessary to develop competence. Lectures remain one of the important modes of teaching in many medical colleges despite adaptation of new curriculum. It is easy to deliver knowledge through lecture to a large number of students and logistically saving resources. Low attendance in lectures is not a Absenteeism refers to the frequent absence from classes without any good reason. In spite of compulsory attendance rule, individual students, parents, institute and society suffer when students do not attend classes in medical college on regular basis. Student absenteeism is a concern in higher education especially medical education. Student's absenteeism results in inadequate learning and poor academic performance. Despite the strict rules, absenteeism is an on-going problem in many universities and a phenomenon that is also on the rise in universities worldwide. There is extensive literature on the link between absenteeism and lack of subject matter interest, poor teaching strategies, unfavorable learning environment,excessive socialization among students, part-time jobs, ill health, sleeplessness and poor relations with lecturers. In addition, accessibility of lecture content in the form of online slides, videos and audios has their own contribution to absenteeism. Early detection and prevention might prevent unwanted consequences of absenteeism on medical students' academic performance.Medical colleges should pay more attention and take immediate measures on those who starting to absent from classes because they might need support from them. Reasons of Absenteeism among Undergraduate Medical Students: A ReviewKey Wards: Absenteeism, medical students ABSTRACT AKMMC...

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Section: Factors Related To Medical Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reasons of Absenteeism among Undergraduate Medical Students: A Review

Sharmin

Azim

Choudhury

et al. 2017

Anwer Khan Mod Med Coll J

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“…[4] However, more recent studies suggest that a student's academic performance don't entirely depend on attendance but also on several other infl uencing factors. [5][6][7] While the effect of absenteeism, gender and previous academic performance on students' academic grade is well-established among students of other professional courses and foreign medical students, [6][7][8][9] the effect of the same on the grades of India medicos received little attention in the literature. Furthermore, the infl uence of place of residence on a student's academic performance was not discussed in detail in the earlier studies.…”

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Predictors of academic performance of medical undergraduate students of microbiology class in Kolkata

Roy¹,

Chadalawada²

2014

Int J Med Public Health

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Context:Identification of the effect of valid factors on students' academic performance is of great importance to student counseling and policy making. Aims: This study was carried out to fi nd the predictors of academic performance of 2 nd year undergraduate medical students of a renowned Medical College of Kolkata. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out in a tertiary care teaching hospital of Kolkata. The information on factors like attendance percentage, sex, place of residence, previous academic performance of the entire batch of 2 nd year students was collected from the departments' academic records and through personal interview. The association of the above mentioned factors with students' academic performance was determined through statistical analysis using t-test and multiple linear regression modeling and the results were reported. Results: Academic performance is found to be weakly correlated with attendance. Better academic grade was observed for the group with high attendance percentage compared to the other with low attendance percentage (P < 0.01). Higher percentage of marks was observed to be scored by female students (P < 0.01), local students (P < 0.01) and high performers who were capable of successfully clearing their 1 st year's coursework in their fi rst attempt (P < 0.01). Conclusion: All the factors studied in this paper which includes attendance, sex, place of residence and previous academic performance serve as predictors in understanding students' performance. Among the above mentioned, the attendance of the students is an important factor that has to be monitored and regulated through corrective actions to improve the performance of the class.

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“…This was an important limitation because absenteeism has been shown to negatively impact academic performance. 16 …”

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Impact of Electronic Device Use in Class on Pharmacy Students’ Academic Performance

Prescott

Johnson

Wrobel

et al. 2012

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objectives. To evaluate and assess the impact of pharmacy students' electronic device (e-device) use during a lecture-based pharmacotherapeutics sequence. Methods. A validated survey instrument to assess e-device use was e-mailed to 238 second-(P2) and third-year (P3) pharmacy students. Grades were reviewed retrospectively and correlated with e-device use to determine its impact on academic performance. Results. Of 140 responding students (59% response rate), 106 reported using e-devices during class for course-related (91.5%) and non-course-related (81.1%) activities. When P2 and P3 students were combined, e-device use was not associated with academic performance (p 5 0.70). Academic performance was not impacted among P3 students (p 5 0.86), but P2 students performed better academically if they refrained from using e-devices during class (mean grade 5 88.5% vs. 83.3%; p50.019).Conclusions. The impact of e-device use on overall academic performance was negligible. Use of e-devices by students enrolled in their first pharmacotherapeutics course may negatively impact academics.

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Pharmacy Student Absenteeism and Academic Performance

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Reasons of Absenteeism among Undergraduate Medical Students: A Review

Reasons of Absenteeism among Undergraduate Medical Students: A Review

Predictors of academic performance of medical undergraduate students of microbiology class in Kolkata

Impact of Electronic Device Use in Class on Pharmacy Students’ Academic Performance

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