The relationship between lecture attendance and academic performance in an undergraduate psychology class

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 656-660

  Thatcher, Andrew ^a   Fridjhon, Peter ^a   Cockcroft, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Lecture attendance; Teaching psychology; Undergraduate psychology classes

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348947933     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630703700316     Document Type: Article

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