Top 8 Reasons Why you should Never skip Lectures in ABU

As Abusites, we’ve all done it. We wake up before a 7 am lecture, realize how delightfully comfortable our bed is, think about how boring the lecture will be, promise ourselves we’ll spend a good time reviewing the class material and pull the duvet back over our heads. There are many reasons that students skip lectures at Ahmadu Bello University – some are valid and others not.

It is absolutely vital that you attend lectures regularly. Missing a class should be a rare occurrence; something that happens at most once or twice a semester. If you skip lectures more than this, it will interfere with your learning and hurt your performance and your grade in ABU.

A prerequisite to success in any endeavor is “showing up”, and classes are no exception. If you’re not showing up to class, you’re forfeiting every opportunity provided to you in the classroom.

Attending lectures does far more than simply giving you credit for attendance. Class attendance facilitates learning in a variety of ways, and here are just a few:

• Lectures are the basis for all your assessment

One of the reasons that many students skip lectures is because they feel that they are a waste of time. But lectures can actually save you time and will serve as a map for your assignments and exams. A good lecturer will sign-post your way with key terms, definitions, examples, and short-cuts. Pay attention to how your lecturer presents information and take good (not copious) notes.

Does the lecturer get excited about a certain subject? Does he or she tell you when something will or won’t be on the tests? Does you lecturer repeat terms or ideas frequently? All these things can guide your studies and save time when it comes to revision and assignments

• Lectures can supplement reading. 

The lectures give you another perspective on the material besides just the textbook. Even if you think you already understand the material well, don’t skip lectures. They always add something new. The lecturer may go over examples or applications you haven’t seen, concepts in class may be presented in a different way than in the text, and student questions and discussion may elaborate on the material or provide new insights.

• Lectures enhance critical thinking skills. 

This is another vital reason why you shouldn’t skip lectures in ABU. Attending lectures can be an opportunity for you to engage the material with the guidance of the lecturer and the help of your classmates. A lecturer may pose a question or lead a discussion in class that directs you to make connections between concepts and helps you to think about the material in new ways.

• Attending lectures can cut your private study time. 

No textbook can explain something to you as another person can. Even if the lecturers seem as though they are just going through the material in the book, there will always be added clarification and insights that you can discover in class. Time in class is one to two hours during which you are actively thinking about the material and practicing it.

• Lectures will give you a better idea of what is important and what you should focus on. 

The lecturer is an expert on the material, and they design their lectures to organize the main ideas and extract the important concepts. Attending class and taking good notes can help you to put the ideas together and focus on what is important.

• Some lecturers are not very textbook oriented. 

Their lectures may be very different from the way the textbook presents the material, and class may be used to convey the lecturers’ own viewpoints and perspectives. In a class like this, test questions will more than likely be based on lecture notes rather than the text, so attending class and taking good notes will be one of your best preparations for exams.

• Classes give you more interaction with the lecturer and other students in the class. 

Attending and participating in class shows the lecturer that you are a serious student who is taking responsibility for your education and making an effort to learn. This increases your interaction with faculty members and raises the likelihood of finding mentors and role models who can help guide you in your academic, career, and personal development.

In addition, class time is a chance to meet and interact with other students in your class. This can help you to form study groups or meet other students in your major.

• Taking your own notes during a class is more useful than getting a copy of someone else’s notes (even the instructor’s).

In a recent study, only 8% of students reported that getting class notes from a missed class is as useful as attending lectures. Additionally, this 8% who thought borrowed notes were as good as going to class had significantly lower reported grade point averages than those who valued class attendance more.

The act of attending lectures and writing down your own notes will help you to learn the material and solidify your understanding in a way that is much more effective than when you miss class and read someone else’s notes.

Never skip Lectures: Your Responsibilities

Occasionally, you may have to skip lectures due to illness or an important obligation. However, this should be a very rare occurrence. You should not miss a class just because you don’t want to go or there is something else you would rather do. Realize that going to class is the default expectation — it is not a decision that needs to be made. In addition:

You should never miss one class in order to do homework or study for another class.

Some students mistakenly think this is prioritizing; in reality, it is nothing more than poor time management. Doing work for one class should not be done at the expense of another course. This will only hurt your overall academic career and not benefit you in any way.

If you do miss a class, get the notes from a course mate rather than ask your lecturer for a copy of theirs. Your lecturers are busy people, and often don’t have time to do extra work each time a student misses a class. It is your responsibility to attend lectures, and your responsibility to get caught up on the rare occasions you are absent.

There is a strong correlation between the number of absences a student has and their final course grade. Skipping lecturers can be a fast track to poor performance, increased stress and anxiety, a lower GPA, and even dropping out of school. It is something you should avoid at all costs.

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