Class Attendance and the Performances in Physiology Board Examinations: A Study in a Caribbean Medical School

Abstract

Many faculty members in medical schools encourage their students to attend classes regularly emphasizing that regular class attendance facilitates learning and enhances their performance in examinations. Class attendance appears to be a better predictor of college grades than any other known predictor of college grades including Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores, High School Grade Point Average (HSGPA), studying skills, and the amount of time spent studying [1]. The efforts to increase the class attendance rates among college students helped to achieve dramatic improvements in average grades [2].