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How Much Do Study Habits, Skills, And Attitudes Affect Student Performance In Introductory College Accounting Courses?, Darwin D. Yu
How Much Do Study Habits, Skills, And Attitudes Affect Student Performance In Introductory College Accounting Courses?, Darwin D. Yu
Finance and Accounting Faculty Publications
Background: Financial accounting is a skills course which to a large extent can be best learned through deliberate practice. Teachers implement this by continuously assigning homeworks, encouraging good study habits, asking students to budget time for studying, and generally exhorting students to “work hard”. Aims: This paper examines the impact of “study habits, skills, and attitudes” (SHSAs) on the performance of students in an introductory financial accounting college course. Sample: 395 2nd year business students in a Philippine university. Method: Data related to variables found to have influenced accounting performance in previous researches as well as SHSA variables are collected …
Achieving Service-Learning Goals In A Financial Accounting Class Project, Darwin D. Yu
Achieving Service-Learning Goals In A Financial Accounting Class Project, Darwin D. Yu
Finance and Accounting Faculty Publications
Background: A financial accounting class in a Philippine university has a service-learning group project that involves setting up a simple accounting system for microenterprises. Aims: This paper examines the extent to which service-learning goals such as course learning, teamwork, civic responsibility, and impact on the client organization are achieved through this project, as well as how the level of student participation affects the achievement of these service-learning goals. It identifies measures to improve the quality of the service-learning experience for future implementation. Sample: 187 second year business students in a Philippine university Method: The students filled out a questionnaire which …