Cobb Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Students who are thinking about sleeping late and skipping that morning class may have a new incentive to roll out of bed at one Arizona university this fall. Northern Arizona University will install an electronic system that detects when each student with an ID card walks through the door to some large classrooms. The system will produce an attendance report for the instructor. NAU President John Haeger said that, along with the card readers, he will "strongly encourage" faculty to require students to attend their freshman- and sophomore-level courses. Although the university isn't planning to implement a mandatory-attendance policy, the new technology and Haeger's prodding likely will prompt more faculty to use attendance or class participation as part of a student's final grade. The goal is to reduce the number of students who miss class, fall behind and drop out of school. A growing body of research suggests that attendance is a key factor in class success and that good grades can motivate students to remain in school. Students who make it through the first year of college are less likely to drop out later.AZ Central Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 I don't get it, wouldn't this drop their enrollment levels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 lol and to think i almost went there for college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Horrible idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Horrible idea. Yeah... this could potentially hurt this university... I wonder how many students will now make sure they don't apply here cause of this. I'm not advocating skipping class, but sometimes things come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Some classes really don't even require you to go. I'm taking some classes at FIU that just follow a book and the lecture is absolutely pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Some classes really don't even require you to go. I'm taking some classes at FIU that just follow a book and the lecture is absolutely pointless. Thats all schooling is, learning from a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly3rs18 Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 then everyone would just thier ID's to someone, not a big deal right now i have a class which has "i-clickers", which is a little plastic thing with 5 buttons (A-E) and the teacher asks questions throughout the class and you have to click the answer. they use this as attendance for this class. but we all just give our "i-clickers" to one person and they answer for everyone. same thing would happen at this school for ID's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWaLL Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 lol and to think i almost went there for college.Aren't you like 15 or something? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Aren't you like 15 or something? Yeah I'd be shocked if DBF was over 16 years old... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 ^ Haha, he's in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 ^ Haha, he's in college. wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Or ... you just find someone that goes to class and give them your ID ... there would be kids with like 25 IDs in their pockets. lol, stupid idea and a waste of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWaLL Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 ^ Haha, he's in college. What college is he in...? I wasn't aware insane asylums were considered universities these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 What college is he in...? I wasn't aware insane asylums were considered universities these days. Haha, this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_the_Desert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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