Showing up: The importance of class attendance for academic success in introductory science courses

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 325-329

  Moore, Randy ^a   Jensen, Murray ^a   Hatch, Jay ^a   Duranczyk, Irene ^a   Staats, Susan ^a   Koch, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0038344345     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4451508     Document Type: Editorial

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