Table 2.
Distribution of students according to their self-reported attendance rates in relation to their views about the value of attending lectures
| Attendance to medicine 1 lectures | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL |
Low < 25% of lectures |
Moderate 25–75% of lectures |
High Bullet 75% of lectures |
P value | ||
| I understand better when I take my own notes during lectures | Disagree | 23 (13.1) | 8 (33.3) | 13 (10.2) | 2 (8.3) | 0.007 |
| Neither | 30 (17.1) | 6 (25.0) | 22 (17.3) | 2 (8.3) | ||
| Agree | 122 (69.7) | 10 (41.7) | 92 (72.5) | 20 (83.4) | ||
| Lectures put me in a learning mode or mind frame | Disagree | 44 (25.0) | 15 (62.5) | 25 (19.7) | 4 (16.0) | < 0.001 |
| Neither | 34 (19.3) | 6 (25.0) | 24 (18.9) | 4 (16.0) | ||
| Agree | 98 (55.7) | 3 (12.5) | 78 (61.4) | 17 (68.0) | ||
| Lectures help me achieve better grades | Disagree | 60 (34.3) | 18 (75.0) | 34 (27.0) | 8 (32.0) | < 0.001 |
| Neither | 56 (32.0) | 5 (20.8) | 47 (37.3) | 4 (16.0) | ||
| Agree | 59 (33.7) | 1 (4.2) | 45 (35.7) | 13 (52.0) | ||
| Attending lectures improves long term retention | Disagree | 46 (26.1) | 13 (54.2) | 27 (21.3) | 6 (24.0) | 0.007 |
| Neither | 38 (21.6) | 6 (25.0) | 28 (22.0) | 4 (16.0) | ||
| Agree | 92 (52.3) | 5 (20.8) | 72 (56.7) | 15 (60.0) | ||
| There is a learning value to attending lectures not reflected in exam performance | Disagree | 35 (19.9) | 11 (45.8) | 19 (15.0) | 5 (20.0) | 0.002 |
| Neither | 35 (19.9) | 5 (20.8) | 29 (22.8) | 1 (4.0) | ||
| Agree | 106 (60.2) | 8 (33.4) | 79 (62.2) | 19 (76.0) | ||
| Lectures are absolutely of no value | Disagree | 127 (72.2) | 11 (45.8) | 97 (76.4) | 19 (76.0) | 0.029 |
| Neither | 30 (17.0) | 7 (29.2) | 20 (15.7) | 3 (12.0) | ||
| Agree | 19 (10.8) | 6 (25.0) | 10 (7.9) | 3 (12.0) | ||
| Watching videos of a lecture provides equivalent education to attending the lecture | Disagree | 21 (11.9) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (11.8) | 6 (15.8) | 0.013 |
| Neither | 27 (15.3) | 2 (8.3) | 18 (14.2) | 7 (18.4) | ||
| Agree | 128 (72.7) | 22 (91.7) | 94 (74.0) | 25 (65.8) | ||
Data are presented as N (%). Numbers do not add up to the total of 189 due to missing answers. P values were generated by the Fisher-Exact test