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Attendance can be defined as the physical or virtual presence at a learning environment either real or online. It can be measured as daily, morning/afternoon, or lesson based and has a variety of subclassifications as discussed in this entry.
Attendance is a key component of the educational management process as clearly learning can only occur when the learner is present in the learning environment and this normally requires attendance at a specific location. It may be mandatory through a legal framework or merely a requirement for the successful outcome of a course or exam.
Attendance records are a key part of all phases of the educational process from early years, primary, secondary, further, and higher education. They can take the form of handwritten documents, machine-readable records, biometrics, or automated through near field or similar technology.
Attendance can be recorded online, in person or by any other...
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Strickley, A. (2019). Attendance Records, Educational Management. In: Tatnall, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60013-0_117-1
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