Survey of Student Views about Factors Affecting Students Attendance in Classrooms in Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences Iran

Background & Objective: Absence of students from the classroom is one of the problems in the medical sciences in recent years Failure to attend classes disrupts the dynamic teachinglearning environment and causes this environment to become boring and unpleasant The aim of this study was to evaluate medical students views on factors affecting their presence in classrooms in Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences Iran in ۲۰۱۱ Methods: ۲۸۸ students participated in this crosssectional study For data collection a questionnaire containing ۲۸ questions in ۵ Likert types was used Results: ۲۱۵ female (۷۴۷%) and ۷۳ male students (۲۵۳%) participated in this survey ۷۹% of participants were single The highest score was in the area of teacher characteristics (۰۱۳ ± ۰۷۶) The next highest scores were the course features (۰۱۸ ± ۰۷۵۵) physical environment (۰۱۷ ± ۰۷۴۷) and the student characteristics (۰۱۴ ± ۰۷۴۷) respectively Conclusion: It can be concluded from the findings of this study that the most important factor involved in the increased attendance in classroom is teacher characteristics such as the content presented in the classroom or the teacher s interesting speech Course features or class time are also important Given this factor we hope educators and planners improve the teaching and learning process through the increased presence in classrooms

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factors ، Attendance ، Classroom ، Student