Table 2 Reasons for non-attendance
Reason | Never a reason | Sometimes a reason | Definitely a reason |
|---|---|---|---|
The standard of teaching in the course is poor | 97.37 | 0 | 2.63 |
The material covered in the course is not interesting to me | 97.37 | 2.63 | 0 |
I did not gain much benefit from lectures | 78.95 | 15.79 | 5.26 |
I did not gain much benefit from workshops | 84.21 | 11.84 | 3.95 |
The lectures are boring and do not engage my attention | 82.89 | 15.79 | 1.32 |
The workshops are boring and do not engage my attention | 85.53 | 13.16 | 1.32 |
The classes are recorded so there is no reason to attend | 29.87 | 38.96 | 31.17 |
Assessment, labs and tutorials for other courses take up a lot of time and I don’t have time to attend class for this course | 62.34 | 28.57 | 9.09 |
I prefer to use the time for self-directed study | 57.33 | 26.67 | 16.00 |
The lecture notes and other resources supplied for the course are more than sufficient | 60.00 | 29.33 | 10.67 |
I accessed and watched the YouTube video links supplied for Neurobiology so did not need to attend class | 76.32 | 21.05 | 2.63 |
I accessed the interactive textbook Neurobiology: A Case Study Approach so did not need to attend class | 85.53 | 7.89 | 6.58 |
The time of the lecture did not suit me | 25.32 | 37.97 | 36.71 |
The time of the workshop did not suit me | 64.47 | 18.42 | 17.11 |
Family commitments make it difficult to attend class | 59.74 | 27.27 | 12.99 |
Part-time (or full-time) work commitments make it difficult to attend class | 56.41 | 20.51 | 23.08 |
My social life makes it too difficult to attend class | 81.58 | 17.11 | 1.32 |