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Chiou, Chei-Chang; Lee, Li-Tze; Tien, Li-Chu; Wang, Yu-Min – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
This study explored the effectiveness of different concept mapping techniques on the learning achievement of senior accounting students and whether achievements attained using various techniques are affected by different learning styles. The techniques are computer-assisted construct-by-self-concept mapping (CACSB), computer-assisted…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Control Groups
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Engel, A. M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The first year accounting college course is considered a gatekeeper course. If a student fails this course, it could affect their entire degree program (Duchac & Amoruso, 2012). In addition, it might preclude them from employment opportunities in the accounting profession (Pratt, 2013; Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cognitive Style, Learning Strategies, Accounting
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Tan, Lin Mei; Laswad, Fawzi – Accounting Education, 2015
This study examines the impact of learning styles on academic performance using major assessment methods (examinations and assignments including multiple-choice and constructed response questions (CRQs)) in an introductory accounting course. Students' learning styles were assessed using Kolb's Learning Style Inventory Version 3.1. The results…
Descriptors: Accounting, Introductory Courses, Business Administration Education, Academic Achievement
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Shoemaker, Nikki; Kelly, Marie – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2015
Students' learning styles play an important role in their success in the classroom and beyond. This study explores the learning styles of business students so that professors can better understand the instructional methods that are most beneficial for their students. A survey of 205 business students in an introductory accounting course revealed…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), College Students, Business Administration Education, Cognitive Style
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Miley, Frances; Read, Andrew – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2011
This article examines student responses to a technique for summarizing electronically available information based on word frequency. Students used this technique to create word clouds, using those word clouds to enhance personal and small group study. This is a qualitative study. Small focus groups were used to obtain student feedback. Feedback…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, Internet, Visual Aids, Focus Groups
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McChlery, Stuart; Visser, Susan – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2009
Learners preferentially take in and process information in diverse ways whilst teaching methods also vary presenting the possibility for mismatching teaching methods with learners' preferences leading to disengagement, ineffective learning and potential underperformance. Different research instruments have been used in the past to assess the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Accounting