Monitoring student attendance and academic performance based on LMS in higher education: a practical approach

Abstract

The aim of this article is to substantiate a pedagogical and organisational model for monitoring student attendance and academic performance through a Learning Management System (LMS) in higher education. A mixed-methods design was applied: the LMS technical specification and the O'zDSt 1987:2018 standard were analysed; pedagogical observation was conducted in the autumn semester of the 2025/2026 academic year; and an anonymous voluntary survey covered 18 teachers and 62 students in one department. Among teachers, 72% reported delayed attendance entry, 67% reported manual preparation of dean's office summaries, and 61% reported storing midterm marks in separate files. Among students, 58% said they learned their marks late, and 41% said they could not check their attendance. The discussion shows that linking the Attendance, Midterm, Final, Grade sheet and Statistics modules in a single database, closing attendance within 24 hours, and exchanging marks with HEMIS through an API can reduce the teacher's workload and increase transparency. A staged implementation sequence is proposed. The study is limited to one department and one semester.