The Influence of Effective Teaching in Accounting on Student Attitudes, Behavior, and Performance

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Shaftel ◽  
Timothy L. Shaftel
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Performance Achievement ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Achievement Attitudes ◽  
And Behaviors

In 1993 the School of Business at a large midwestern university established a task force to redesign its introductory accounting/business course. The task force shared many goals of the contemporaneous Accounting Education Change Commission, which addressed desirable attitudes and behaviors for the profession. Although approaches to knowledge and skill development are well understood at universities, much less is known about the impact of effective accounting education on student attitudes and behavior. After implementing instructional interventions, student attitudes and study skills improved significantly over one semester. The causal relationship of attitudes and behaviors was modeled using the Theory of Reasoned Action. Self-reported behaviors were validated by external ratings and course performance. Achievement attitudes were strongly and directly influenced by subjective norms. Our results reflect positively on the activities and procedures used to create normative influences within the class. In particular, the use of teaching assistants (TAs) as positive role models was substantiated. After implementing instructional interventions, student attitudes and study skills improved significantly over one semester. The causal relationship of attitudes and behaviors was modeled using the Theory of Reasoned Action. Self-reported behaviors were validated by external ratings and course performance. Achievement attitudes were strongly and directly influenced by subjective norms. Our results reflect positively on the activities and procedures used to create normative influences within the class. In particular, the use of teaching assistants (TAs) as positive role models was substantiated.

scholarly journals Environmental Citizenship in a Nordic Civic and Citizenship Education Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saiki Lucy Cheah ◽  
Lihong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Citizenship Education ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
School Conditions ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Environmental Citizenship ◽  
Whole School ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Students Attitudes

This study uses data from the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016 (ICCS 2016) conducted in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden (students, N=18,962; teachers, N=6,119; school principals, N=630). We look at students’ attitudes, awareness, and behavior in relation to the educational goals and pedagogical means of teachers and school leaders working toward environmental citizenship. Drawing on the pragmatic framework of John Dewey and the contemporary experiential learning model, we identify some key school conditions and pedagogical approaches to education for environmental citizenship education. Based on the whole-school approach to environmental education, we seek to understand in what ways school environment and educational practices may positively affect student attitudes and behaviors that promote environmental citizenship. The objective is to identify the extent to which the school environment and citizenship educational activities are efficacious in fostering environmental citizenship attitudes and behaviors in students.

EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS ON STUDENT BEHAVIOR

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (45) ◽  
pp. 2284-2298
Author(s):  
İlker İnan LOKURLU ◽  
Yüksel GÜNDÜZ
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The aim of the survey is to express the effects of social media tools on student‟s behavior.The research is a qualitative one designed with phenomenology method.The working group of the research consists of 25 branch teachers working in secondary schools in Bursa, Yıldırım district in the 2018-2019 academic year.Participants were selected by purposeful sampling method. A semi-structured interview form consisting of five questions prepared by the researchers was used to collect data in the study.In this context, teachers were asked what their opinions were on the effects of social media on student attitudes and behaviors, the effect of social media on students 'acquisition of bad habits, the effect of social media on students' expressing their thoughts freely, the effect of social media use on students 'academic achievement, and the effect of social media use on students' socialization. When the results of the research are investigated, 19 of the teachers participating in the research expressed that social media has a minus effect on student attitudes and behaviors, 5 have both positive and negative effects, also 1 have an assertive effect;24 of them stated that social media is effective in students' adopting poor habits, 1 of them has no effect;21 of them denoted that social media had an effect on students' expressing their thoughts freely, 4 of them had no effect;11 of them stated that the use of social media has a positive effect on the academic success of the student, 11 of them have a negative effect on academic success, 3 of them can have both positive and negative effects;11 of them stated that the use of social media has no effect on socialization of students, 8 of them stated that it has an effect, and 6 of them are undecided about this issue. Keywords: Social Media, Social Media Tools, Teacher, Student.

Gender and Social Justice: An Examination of Attitudes and Behaviors Among Undergraduate Liberal Arts Students

Affilia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 552-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda R. Roberts ◽  
Wendy Turner ◽  
Leigh Anne Howard ◽  
Erin E. Gilles ◽  
Anne Statham
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Women Students ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
University Student ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Liberal Arts Students ◽  
Perceptions Of Inequality

This study examines university student attitudes concerning social justice and their perceptions of inequality. In this article, we explore how gender shapes students’ understanding of issues of inequality, sexism, racism, classism, and their inclinations to act against these issues. This research seeks to explore how gender shapes students’ understanding of social justice. Moreover, it seeks to answer the following questions: Are women or men more willing to engage in social justice actions? Are women or men more likely to recognize and perceive inequality? Lastly, are women or men more determined to do something to achieve social justice? Results show that women students are far more likely to identify inequality and engage in actions to achieve social justice.

scholarly journals How Teaching Affects Student Attitudes towards the Environment and Sustainability in Higher Education: An Instructors’ Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Misseyanni ◽  
Christina Marouli ◽  
Paraskevi Papadopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
Environmental Pressures ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors

In the rapidly changing, 21st century globalized world, with increasing environmental pressures and challenges, education for the environment and sustainability is a priority at all levels; from  kindergarten to higher education. It is the education that will create the environmentally aware and socially responsible individuals, capable of addressing existing and future environmental challenges. Courses on the environment and/or sustainability are now an essential element of all Higher Education Institutions with a sustainability vision. But, does teaching about the environment and sustainability lead to a change in student attitudes? What teaching and learning methods seem to have a more significant effect on attitudes and behaviors and what are the challenges for instructors? In this study, instructors reflect on which educational methods seem most effective in promoting change in student attitudes and behaviors towards the environment and sustainability. This reflection is based on instructor experiences from selected courses or course activities (learning objects) and it focuses on the goals, teaching methods and effect on student learning and attitudes; changes in student attitudes in the course of the last years are also discussed. Suggestions are offered and implications for higher education institutions are outlined. Keywords: education for the environment, education for sustainability, higher education, active learning, student behaviors, emotional engagement

Effects of active-learning experiences on achievement, attitudes, and behaviors in high school biology

2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 960-979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Taraban ◽  
Cathy Box ◽  
Russell Myers ◽  
Robin Pollard ◽  
Craig W. Bowen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
High School Biology ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Achievement Attitudes ◽  
And Behaviors
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