All four studies measuring attendance within one academic year found a statistically significant decline across the year¶
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q2 i? All four studies measuring attendance over one or less academic year found a statistically significant decrease in attendance throughout the academic year. → Nagappan Palaniappan Ganesh 2025
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Nagappan Palaniappan Ganesh 2025¶
Nagappan Palaniappan Ganesh, Tan Sapphire Rou Xi, Absar Shazia, Brown Samuel, Sayers Sarah, McManus Alex, Arora Anmol, Kuhn Isla, Khan Faris, Lau Edward, Tulinius Charlotte. (2025). Changes in medical student attendance at in-person teaching sessions: a systematic review. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091768
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Review's synthesis of the four shorter-duration studies (Al Khaja, Eisen, Gardner, Mattick), each of which found a statistically significant within-year decline in attendance.
"Four papers12224 measured attendance data over one or less academic year or course duration. All four papers found a statistically significant decrease in attendance throughout the academic year."
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Related Claims¶
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- Sixth-graders' mathematics self-concept and individual interest both decline over one school year — related
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