The Guardian: Universities try clocking in to stop students skipping classes
University students are being asked to “clock in” to lectures and tutorials in an attempt to ensure attendance and cut drop-out rates from courses.
An electronic monitoring system is being tested at two universities and nine more have expressed an interest in using it to track students. Its inventors insist they want to help students rather than enforcing a Big Brother approach, but the development coincides with some universities introducing good behaviour contracts which warn lazy students they could face disciplinary procedures or even expulsion if they fail to turn up for lectures.
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