Students often attribute poor academic performance to external causes such as part-time work, whereas lecturers often believe that it’s poor preparation and a lack of studying that result in poor performances (internal factors). Throughout their disparities, there was a tendency for blame-attribution. Students blamed lecturers for academic failure, but lecturers blamed students for their own academic failure. Students and lecturers also significantly differed on the importance placed on “regular attendance at lectures.” Students didn't expect to attend all lectures, and didn't consider irregular lecture attendance to affect their academic success. Lecturers expected students to regularly attend lectures and linked attendance to success.