Showing Up: The Importance of Class Attendance for Academic Success in Introductory Science Courses

he pages of this and other science-education journals have described numerous pedagogical techniques and strategies to improve students’ academic success — reciprocal teaching, hands-on learning, active learning, directed learning, constructivism, group learning, cooperative learning, reciprocal teaching, and technology-enhanced learning are just a few of these strategies. All of these strategies have a common foundation: Effective teaching often requires hard work.