Table 3.

Factors responsible for attendance or absenteeism of students from the classes basis of the young and experienced professors ‘s evaluation

Factors	Explanation
1. Generational differences	The necessity of changing in conventional teaching methods and the use of new teaching methods
	The necessity of transition toward digital technology
	The necessity of using virtual learning in some topics
	Lack of students’ need to attend classes due to the recording of professors’ lectures
2. Differences in the nature of the educational content	The applied nature of some contents and the basic nature of others
	The necessity to present and describe clinical cases to attract students
	The necessity to revise the curriculum and some educational topics
3. Inappropriate physical space and audio and visual facilities of some classes
4. Improving educational programming	Improper time of some classes
5. Modifying of the roll-calling method	The need for random roll call by professors in addition to registering attendance by tools
	Technical problems in the faculty roll-calling tools
	Disruption of the classroom activities by uninterested students as a result of mandatory class attendance
6. Professor empowerment	Failure to persuade professors to spend time to improve the educational system due to incorrect policies for the promotion of faculty members
	The necessity to increase the computer capabilities of professors
	The necessity for professors to provide educational content using a rotational system
7. Modifications in the evaluation system	Examination questions should be designed so that class attendance would be useful in answering them
	The necessity to evaluate students in teaching sessions
	Changing the style of faculty examinations from multiple-choice tests to conceptual and descriptive questions