DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2013.v01i04.027

Pages: 322-325

Abstract: Among the learning behaviors of students, one learning behavior that college students are often able to control is classroom attendance. Attendance is a partial index of student satisfaction. The proposal of study was to analyze the Roll number calling method including documentation of time required to take attendance and to compare Roll token collection method with this method.96 lecture classes (54-for Roll number calling method, 42-for Roll token collection method) of class-size 102 and 96 were analyzed. In the innovative Roll token collection method readymade numbered plastic coins were used as Roll tokens. In Roll number calling method(n=54), average time required for calling roll numbers from first to last roll number was found 4min.20 sec. But Roll token collection method (n=42) did not use the lecture-time. Most of the disadvantages of Roll number calling method are the advantages of Roll token collection method. Even the infrequent in-class activities may make this innovative Roll token collection method, an effective way of taking attendance.