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achievement for students of all backgrounds, but particularly for children with lower
regularly score higher on tests than their peers who are frequently absent.Many
poor school climate, drug and alcohol use, transportation problems, and differing
community attitudes towards education are among the conditions that are often
Relevant resources which have been published stated that lacking of and/or
poor attendance inside the classroom has been a major factor for the downfall of
academics when they attend school consistently. It is difficult for teachers and
students to build skills and progress if large numbers of students are frequently
absent. In addition to falling behind in academics, students who are not in school on
a regular basis are more likely to get into trouble with the law and cause problems
negatively impacts student academic performance. Stanca used a large panel data
basic microeconomics course. Records were maintained regarding the specific class
sessions missed by students throughout the semester. Records were also kept of the
were discussed. A qualitative choice model revealed that students who missed class
questions relating to that sessions material than were students who had been
methods course. External factors including the differences in academic ability, quiz
performance, and student gender were also included in the model to determine if
performance. The findings generated from the analysis indicated that attendance
the course.
Schools need to give serious thought to their attendance policies as these
policies may be the most important factors in student performance inside the
has a powerful effect on the school as a whole because missing school hinders
lessons and naterials in class (National Center for Education Statistics, 2002). Not
only do grades drop as students have a higher absentee rate, but several studies
indicate that standardized test scores, state standards assessments, and even
A Probabilistic Neural Net (PNN) based Genetic Algorithm model was trained
to classify the pass/fail patterns of 130 students class attendance records and their
records were divided into three groups following the course exam schedule. The
also determined. It was found that attendance in the early phases of the semester
had the most significant bearing on final performance. The trained network model
was then validated for its predictive capability using a new set of 80 students
attendance records. The area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC)
curves for both network training and evaluation phases indicated satisfactory
agreement between actual and network predicted student performance. The study
shows the ease by which a trained network can be used to correlate and predict the
factors.
The study found that the consistent class attendance is a key factor in the
ultimate course results. The results of this study can be used to demonstrate to new
students the importance of class attendance, and motivate them not to miss classes
in order to be successful in the course. The present study also found that
attendance within the first of the three phases of the semester had the most
significant bearing on the final performance. In order to make all the phases with
nearly equal importance/weight, the author has divided the entire course into four
segments with more or less equal amount of course contents, and has been offering
since last year. In the present study, the PNN model was trained to classify the
correlation between student performance (PASS/FAIL) and the external factors (three
groups of class absence record for entire semester). The grades, A, B and C
were considered as PASS, and grades, D and F as FAIL. The author believes
that the PNN model can be improved to allow predictions at the level of grades - A,
The purpose of this research was to develop a Probabilistic Neural Net (PNN)
model was trained to classify the outcomes (pass/fail) of 130 students using records
of attendance on final grades was then determined. It was found that course
attendance and grade performance were positively correlated. The model was then
used to accurately predict the success rate of a new group of 80 students based on
provided attendance records. Based on this study, the researchers found out that
attendance and the academic performance of a student are correlated and holds a
because students are more likely to succeed in academics when they attend school
consistently (Pascopella, 2007). It is difficult for teachers and students to build skills
falling behind in academics, students who are not in school on a regular basis are
more likely to get into trouble with the law and cause problems in their communities
(Hocking, 2008). What factors lead to student absenteeism and would the
2004). In the past decade, a number of studies have examined the relationship
generally finding that attendance does matter for academic achievement (e.g.
Durden and Ellis (1995), Devadoss and Foltz (1996), Chan et al. (1997), Marburger
(2001), Rodgers (2001), Bratti and Staolani (2002), Dolton et al. (2003), Kirby and
McElroy (2003)). This kind of evidence has led some authors to call for measures to
increase student attendance and even to consider the possibility of making
levels are not exogenous, given that Internal controls is the whole system of
higher education, among all factors, whether or not attending lectures and
university students benefit from attending lectures (Stanca, 2004). Lectures and
attendance is a lair predictor of future academic performance (Gunn, n.d). The total
amount of time that students report studying has often been examined as a
potential predictor of success in school. It might seem that the more time that
students spend studying, the better grades they should receive (Plant, Ericsson, Hill
and Asberg, 2005). In the context of Somalia, the students attendance and
for students evaluation. Thus, this study was investigate the relationship between
students.
This study examined the effect of students attendance on academic
BBA09(A), BBA09(B) and BACC11 to assess the first variable of the study (Factors
that affect students attendance) and the resulted of the analysis indicate that
SIMAD university were Highly effected these factors according to the mean index of
2.59 that respondents answered strongly agree and agree, the findings of the study
(Menkveld, 2009) On other hand this study was examined second variable of the
study (the relationship between attendance and academic performance), this study
performance in SIMAD university Mogadishu. While Suleiman (12) found, the study
coefficient (PPMC).
architectures including multi layer perception (MLP) neural networks, radial basis
function (RBF) neural networks, self-organizing map (SOM) neural networks, and
Bayesian Estimation Theory, PNNs have become effective tools for solving a wide
The author believes that an artificial neural network (ANN) model can
Neural Net (PNN) based Genetic Algorithm model to determine the effect of
course.
Office ofvtge Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the United States
after high school (DeKalb, 1999). Research exists that indicates a high correlation at
the college level between absenteeism and academic achievement (Van Blerkom,
1996). High school, elementary, and college level students are all affected by
absenteeism. A higher rate of absenteeism can have a positive effect on all grades,
but the school circumstances can put students at risk (Foy, 2010).