Mastering foreign languages as a method to improve the academic performance of accounting students: evidence from university of JIJEL

This study seek to highlight the impact of foreign languages proficiency on academic performance of accounting students, in the context of finding methods that would improve Algeria’s accounting education, to obtain the study results the descriptive, analytical methods have been followed, and survey have been distributed on 30 student male/female from accounting field in Jijel university. We came to that languages proficiency significantly improve scientific production of accounting students while it does not affect their learning and professional integration in Algerian environment.

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Does accumulated knowledge impact academic performance in cost accounting?

Journal of International Education in Business ◽

10.1108/jieb-08-2016-0019 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (01) ◽

pp. 2-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Khalid A. Alanzi ◽

Mishari M. Alfraih

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Academic Research ◽

Empirical Support ◽

Cost Accounting ◽

Accounting Education ◽

Accounting Students ◽

International Accounting ◽

Least Squares Regression ◽

Content Type ◽

The Impact

Purpose This quantitative study aims to examine the impact of accumulated knowledge of accounting on the academic performance of Cost Accounting students. Design/methodology/approach The sample consisted of 89 students enrolled in the Accounting program run by a business college in Kuwait during 2015. Correlation and linear least squares regression analyses tested the study’s hypothesis. Findings Results indicated significant impact of accumulated knowledge on academic performance, with and without controls for other factors. Practical implications The findings provide administrators, academic advisors, accounting educators and researchers with a useful benchmark for the development of accounting curriculum, teaching plans and strategies and future academic research, and it forms the basis for comparative work aimed at the harmonization of international accounting education. Originality/value The study provides empirical support for the theoretical prediction that quantitative accumulated knowledge in accounting has an impact on the academic performance of students, especially in Cost Accounting. Internationally, it provides a foundation for future comparative studies, potentially leading to the harmonization of international accounting education. Regionally, it attempts to fill some of the gaps in the regional accounting education literature. Locally, the study seeks to improve the performance of the accounting students in Cost Accounting within the college where data were collected.

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Female accounting students and their academic performance: evidence from Kuwait

Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research ◽

10.1108/jiabr-10-2016-0128 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 662-672

Author(s):

Khalid A. Alanzi

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Accounting Education ◽

Male Students ◽

Accounting Students ◽

Least Squares Regression ◽

Content Type ◽

Business Studies ◽

College Of Business ◽

The Impact ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to compare the academic performance of female accounting students with their male counterparts and to assess the impact and association between gender and the academic performance of accounting students graduating from the College of Business Studies (CBS) in Kuwait. Design/methodology/approach The sample consisted of 141 accounting students, who graduated during 2015 from CBS. Independent samples test, correlation and linear least squares regression analyses tested the hypotheses. Findings The results indicate that there was a statistically significant association between gender and accounting students’ performance, which explained the superiority of the performance of the female students’ group over the performance of the male students’ group and explained the significant impact of gender on accounting students’ performance, with and without controls for other factors. Practical implications The findings have practical implications for how the administration of CBS and similar educational institutions should take action. The findings suggest that the administration of CBS should adopt policies that impose and encourage the acceptance of more female accounting students, as they perform well in accounting and their academic performance is better than their male counterparts. Originality/value The study makes significant contributions to the existing knowledge in the area of students’ performance by empirically supporting the theoretical expectation of the impact of gender on accounting students’ performance. It provides a foundation for future comparative studies, potentially leading to the harmonization of international accounting education. It also addresses some of the shortfalls in the existing regional accounting education literature resulting from the scarcity of prior studies, where little has been published.

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Could learning outcomes of the first course in accounting predict overall academic performance?

Journal of International Education in Business ◽

10.1108/jieb-12-2016-0051 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (01) ◽

pp. 89-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Khalid A. Alanzi ◽

Mishari M. Alfraih

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Learning Outcomes ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Accounting Education ◽

Accounting Students ◽

Valuable Insight ◽

Grade Point ◽

Content Type ◽

Future Studies ◽

The Impact

Purpose This study aims to question whether learning outcomes of the first course in accounting could predict the overall academic performance of accounting students as measured by their graduating grade point average (GPA). Design/methodology/approach The sample of the present study was drawn from accounting students who were graduated during 2015 from a business college in Kuwait. Linear regression analysis was used to test the study's hypothesis. Findings The results indicate that there was a statistically significant association between the grade earned in the first course in accounting and the graduating GPA, which explained the significant impact of the learning outcomes of the first course in accounting on the overall academic performance of accounting students as measured by their graduating GPA, with and without controls for other factors. Practical implications The findings provide accounting educators with valuable insight into the significance of the outcomes of the first course in accounting, which would, in turn, lead to taking the necessary actions to enhance students' performances in this particular course, leading to improvements in the overall academic performance. The findings also provide academic researchers with a useful benchmark for future studies, as these findings would be expected to serve as a base for future studies in this area of research by re-examining the impact of students’ performance in the first course in accounting on the overall academic performance of accounting students in different educational environments and/or using the findings of the current study for another comparative research study. Originality/value Focusing on the impact of the learning outcomes of the first course in accounting on the overall academic performance of accounting students, rather than the other way around, the study contributes remarkably to the existing literature of accounting education, especially in developing countries such as Kuwait.

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Impact of inquiry-based English teaching through digital applications on primary schoolchildren's reading comprehension and autonomy in pandemic situation

Linguistics and Culture Review ◽

10.21744/lingcure.v5ns3.1845 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (S3) ◽

Author(s):

Ekaterine Pipia ◽

Irina Chikovani

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Reading Comprehension ◽

English Language ◽

Language Teaching ◽

English Language Teaching ◽

Autonomy Development ◽

Study Results ◽

Before And After ◽

Quantitative Manner ◽

The Impact

Considering the urgency of integrating technologies in the contemporary classrooms, the aim of the presented study has been shaped to outline the impact of inquiry-based English language teaching through digital applications on primary learners’ reading comprehension and autonomy development during a pandemic outbreak of COVID-19. The research context has been designed in a quantitative manner to analyze experiment results and compare control and treatment group learners’ reading comprehension and academic achievement levels as well as to measure primary schoolchildren’s level of autonomy before and after the treatment. The subjects’ autonomy level, curiosity and interest in reading through digital applications before and after the experiment have been evaluated through pre and post-experimental questionnaires. Learning processes of two experimental and two control groups were compared to create four research contexts for the study. Discrepancy between inquiry-based teaching through a digital library and a traditional way of teaching reading has been emphasized in the study results. The obtained data has been analyzed using SPSS to compare the academic performance results. The study revealed that inquiry-based English language teaching through digital applications highly enhanced the primary learners’ academic performance in reading and increased their motivation level to study independently.

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RELACIÓN ENTRE MOTIVACIÓN, LOCUS DE CONTROL, HABITOS DE ESTUDIO Y RENDIMIENTO EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS DE LA FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA INDUSTRIAL Y DE SISTEMAS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE INGENIERIA

Revista TECNIA ◽

10.21754/tecnia-250215.05 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 31

Author(s):

Mario Heinrich Fisfalen Huerta

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Locus Of Control ◽

Correlation Analysis ◽

Study Habits ◽

Performance Study ◽

Need For Affiliation ◽

Need For Power ◽

Number Of Factors ◽

Study Results ◽

The Impact

RESUMENEl rendimiento académico de los estudiantes depende de una serie de factores principalmente internos al estudiante; dentro de los cuales los hábitos de estudio juegan un rol muy importante, así como la motivación de los estudiantes y el locus de control. En el presente trabajo, se hace un estudio de la relación entre rendimiento académico, hábitos de estudio, motivación y locus de control; analizando la incidencia de las tres últimas variables sobre la primera. Para lo cual se aplica la técnica de la encuesta así como escalas de motivación, de hábitos de estudio y de locus de control; analizando los resultados con el empleo de técnicas estadísticas como el análisis de correlación, el análisis de varianza y el análisis de correlación. Los resultados del estudio muestran que los hábitos de estudio, así como la motivación hacia la afiliación y la motivación al logro inciden significativamente en el rendimiento académico de la muestra, conformada por estudiantes de la Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial y de Sistemas.Palabras clave.- Rendimiento académico, Hábitos de estudio, Necesidad de logro, Necesidad de filiación, Necesidad de poder, Locus-D control.ABSTRACTThe academic performance of students depends on a number of factors, mostly psycological; within which studying habits play an important role, as well as student motivation and locus of control. In this work, a study of the relationship between academic performance, study habits, motivation and locus of control is made; analyzing the impact of the last three variables over the first. For which the survey technique is applied and scales of motivation, study habits and locus of control; analyzing the results with the use of statistical techniques such as correlation analysis, analysis of variance and correlation analysis. The study results show that the study habits and motivation for affiliation and motivation to achieve significant impact on the academic performance of the sample, formed by students of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.Key words.- Academic performance, Study habits, Need for achievement, Need for affiliation, Need for power, Control-D locus.

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Emergency remote teaching of French as a foreign language: Course adequacy to the INEE standards

XLinguae ◽

10.18355/xl.2021.14.01.10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 110-130

Author(s):

Rana Hasan Kandeel

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Qualitative Methodology ◽

Foreign Languages ◽

Specific Context ◽

Study Results ◽

New Learning ◽

Education In Emergencies ◽

Oral Skills ◽

The Impact

The objective of this paper is to explore the adequacy of French as a foreign language (FFL), with specific context to teaching and learning of the beginners' course for the International Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) standards. Specifically, in terms of the impact of coronavirus pandemic on teaching foreign languages. The paper utilized qualitative methodology with the two mediums of direct observation and the open questionnaire. According to the study results, adaptive changes were seen in the curriculum, and these were in accordance with the INEE standards for education in emergencies. For example, revision in the contents, planning and methodologies. More specifically, while the Blackboard platform saw an increase in the new learning materials and written communicative activities in the forum; there was a clear reduction in the oral skills and language practice. Also, in comparison the use of traditional methodology was seen to be higher than the communicative method.

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ACCOUNTING STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT AS THE CORRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR: WHAT ACADEMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING?

INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND GOVERNANCE ◽

10.36766/ijag.v3i1.33 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 33-55

Author(s):

Suwaldiman Suwaldiman ◽

Irlya Noerofi Tyas

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Grade Point Average ◽

Academic Misconduct ◽

Financial Accounting ◽

Accounting Students ◽

Grade Point ◽

Academic Factors ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Economics Faculty ◽

The Impact

This research was conducted because the consideration of the widespread of students’ corruptive behavior in term of academic misconducts. This research examines the impact of students’ academic performance on their corruptive behavior perception. The data samples are the accounting students of Economics Faculty of Universitas Islam Indonesia. The corruptive behavior is defined as the academic misconducts that are usually done by students. It is measured by their tolerance perception of the academic misconducts. The academic performance is defined and measured as the students’ achievements on the subjects undertaken. These are represented by grade point average (GPA), grade of financial accounting and auditing subjects. A regression analysis is employed to test whether those academic performance have significant impact to the corruptive behavior perception. Based on the analysis, it is found that the GPA and the grade of financial accounting subjects have a positive and significant impact on the corruptive behavior perception. It is suggested that the better performance achieved by students on GPA and these subjects, the better their perception of corruptive behavior. However, this research does not prove that the grades of auditing subjects have a significant impact on the corruptive behavior perceive.

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ACCOUNTING STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT AS THE CORRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR: WHAT ACADEMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING?

INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND GOVERNANCE ◽

10.36766/ijag.v3i1.22 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 33-55

Author(s):

Suwaldiman Suwaldiman ◽

Irlya Noerofi Tyas

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Grade Point Average ◽

Academic Misconduct ◽

Financial Accounting ◽

Accounting Students ◽

Grade Point ◽

Academic Factors ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

The Impact

This research was conducted because the consideration of the widespread of students’ corruptivebehavior in term of academic misconducts. This research examines the impact of students’ academicperformance on their corruptive behavior perception. The data samples are the accounting students ofEconomics Faculty of Universitas Islam Indonesia. The corruptive behavior is defined as the academicmisconducts that are usually done by students. It is measured by their tolerance perception of theacademic misconducts. The academic performance is defined and measured as the students’achievements on the subjects undertaken. These are represented by grade point average (GPA), gradeof financial accounting and auditing subjects. A regression analysis is employed to test whether thoseacademic performance have significant impact to the corruptive behavior perception. Based on theanalysis, it is found that the GPA and the grade of financial accounting subjects have a positive andsignificant impact on the corruptive behavior perception. It is suggested that the better performanceachieved by students on GPA and these subjects, the better their perception of corruptive behavior.However, this research does not prove that the grades of auditing subjects have a significant impacton the corruptive behavior perceive.Keywords: academic misconduct, academic performance, corruptive behavior

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A question of balance: study–work–life, perspectives from accounting students

Pacific Accounting Review ◽

10.1108/par-09-2020-0137 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Nicola J. Beatson ◽

Paul de Lange ◽

Heinrich Oosthuizen

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Work Life ◽

Accounting Students ◽

Balance Study ◽

Formal Curriculum ◽

Life Balance ◽

Content Type ◽

Depth Analysis ◽

The Impact

Purpose Students have a finite amount of time that they can allocate between commitments of study–work–life. Striking a balance between these competing activities is an individual conundrum and this study aims to explore the impact of extramural activities and paid employment on the academic performance of accounting students. Design/methodology/approach Guided by Carroll’s model of school learning, the authors adopt a quantitative approach where they survey (N = 264) and gather responses (n = 195) from students with respect to their choices regarding spare time outside study. These perceptions are then compared to their academic performance. Quantitative responses were subsequently triangulated with interview findings to provide in-depth analysis. Findings Findings provide greater understanding for educators of the student lived experience, which reveals that the work, study and life balance is individually nuanced and is largely driven by the individual’s perceived level of interference from work, which is a significant predictor of academic performance. Originality/value Analysis of the determinants of student learning includes prior academic achievement, confidence with numbers, critical thinking, gender and prior accounting knowledge. Yet, little is known about the implication of activities outside the formal curriculum. This study addresses this void in the literature and provides a much-needed link back to accounting faculty’s pedagogical approaches as they adapt to a cohort’s learning behaviour. This study also adds to the debate on the need for more discussion with faculty to allow alternate arrangements based on extramural activities and employment commitments. Greater understanding of study–work–life balance for students provides an opportunity for new dialog between faculty and students.

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The impact of discussion board usage on overall performance in an introductory accounting subject

Pacific Accounting Review ◽

10.1108/par-01-2015-0001 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 337-358 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Abdel K. Halabi ◽

Jo-ann Larkins

Keyword(s):

Student Performance ◽

Discussion Board ◽

Accounting Education ◽

Accounting Students ◽

Teaching Staff ◽

First Year ◽

Discussion Boards ◽

Content Type ◽

Student Background ◽

The Impact

Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine the academic performances of first-year accounting students using a discussion board. Design/methodology/approach The paper develops a model to determine the impact of discussion board usage on overall student performance. A number of variables are controlled for including academic aptitude, previous accounting experience, gender and student background. Included in the model are diagnostic information indicators of student use of the discussion board, obtained from the Web-based learning environment tracking reports. Findings The multiple regression analysis shows a positive benefit in terms of greater marks for students who post on the discussion board compared to those who do not post, even after controlling for academic ability. Research limitations/implications The improved knowledge construction gained by actively using discussion boards may be used by teaching staff to promote greater student acceptance and voluntary participation in discussion boards resulting in more interaction and possibly higher academic achievement. Originality/value While technology and WBLEs have been well accepted in accounting education, and are widely used (Watson et al., 2007), the introduction of discussion boards has resulted in a dearth of research on their use and effectiveness. In-depth accounting educational literature reviews (Apostolou et al., 2013, 2010; Watson et al., 2007; Watson et al., 2003; Rebele et al., 1998) have reported very few studies on discussion boards over three decades.

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