Factors contributing to student attitude about learning outcomes when engaging and undertaking assessment in teams in accounting courses
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Paper/Presentation Title | Factors contributing to student attitude about learning outcomes when engaging and undertaking assessment in teams in accounting courses |
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Presentation Type | Presentation |
Authors | Hampson, Bonnie (Author) and Kavanagh, Marie (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 2021 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (2021 AFAANZ) |
ERA Conference ID | 42273 |
Number of Pages | 22 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand |
Place of Publication | Carlton, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://arc.eaa-online.org/event/2021-afaanz-virtual-conference |
Conference/Event | 2021 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (2021 AFAANZ) |
Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference | |
Event Details | Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference AFAANZ Rank C C C C C C C C C C C C C |
Event Details | 2021 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (2021 AFAANZ) Parent Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference Delivery Online Event Date 05 to end of 10 Jul 2021 Event Location Australia |
Abstract | The multidisciplinary nature of the work environment for accountants today demands that new graduates are better equipped in professional skills such as teamwork. However, research exploring those critical factors that contribute to the attitudes of students to teamwork in accounting is limited. In this paper empirical work across various disciplines is used to develop a construct to assess the attitudes of students towards team based assessment in the accounting curricula. An exploratory research approach is used. This involved identifying relevant dimensions and an initial set of attributes, which were tested for content validity and construct validity. The dimensions, selected from an extensive review of the literature, informed the development of a survey instrument. These dimensions were grouped into categories including, enjoyment, workload, trust, interactions, grades, collaboration and roles. The survey instrument recorded the attitudes of students towards the variables utilising a five-point Likert scale. Factor analysis ensured that the questions asked in the survey instrument relate to the attitude construct being measured. |
Keywords | accounting curricula design; team based assessment; student teamwork attitudes construct; contributing factors |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390402. Education assessment and evaluation |
350102. Auditing and accountability | |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Business |
School of Business | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6x82/factors-contributing-to-student-attitude-about-learning-outcomes-when-engaging-and-undertaking-assessment-in-teams-in-accounting-courses
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