Do Evening Classes Lead to a"Deadweight Loss"of College Students'Course Grades?
Course grades are critical markers of student learning and personal growth.Consequently,optimizing classroom scheduling to reduce unnecessary declines in course grades is a significant concern for university academic departments.This study examines the effect of classroom scheduling on student course grades through a time-based lens.The key findings include:(1)Evening classes are associated with lower course grades for students.(2)Within the same teaching group,scheduling all classes in the evening results in a marked decline in course grades.(3)However,conducting compulsory courses in the evening and employing collaborative teaching approaches with multiple instructors can mitigate the negative impact on course grades.To address the grade decline associated with evening classes,it is imperative to advance teaching paradigm reforms and minimize the use of evening slots.Scheduling improvements should account for variations in course nature,and fostering deeper collaboration among teaching teams,including shared instruction of the same course by different faculty members,is encouraged.
Scheduling TimeCourse GradesClassroom SchedulingLoss of Student PerformanceEmpirical Survey