Class Attendance and Study Focus: Influence on Student Performance

This study shows the results obtained by analyzing data on class attendance and its influence on student performance in Electronics courses of the Telecommunications and Industrial Automation degrees at the University of Alcalá (UAH). The data correspond to the second-year courses of these degrees taught at the Polytechnic School (EPS). The results specifically quantify the expected improvement in the passing percentage and the average student grade as class attendance increases. Additionally, we illustrate the results obtained by carrying out surveys in these same courses on the approach that students follow to study these courses. The findings obtained are used explicitly as a motivational tool for students and as support in teaching work.