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Psychometric instruments are widely used in accounting education research (Herring et al., Issues in Accounting Education, 4(1), 48-57, 1989; Benke and Street, Accounting Education: an international journal, 1(1), 33-45, 1992). Problems with the reliability of scores produced by such instruments...
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Given the growing interest concerning the use of alternative assessment methods in accounting education, Sangster's recent paper in this journal is to be welcomed (June, 1996). Sangster presents evidence of his use of objective testing (OT) in a second-level course over five years, comparing...
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This UK study, using second- and third-year undergraduate business students as subjects, investigated the effects of differences in entry qualifications, gender and age on their approaches to learning. The research instrument used was a 30-item, Revised Approaches to Studying Inventory (Tait and...
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Previous research indicates that age, gender, and prior academic achievement have direct effects on students' approaches to learning and their academic performance and progression. Here an investigation is reported which explores the relationships between 60 first-year undergraduate accounting...
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The objective of this study is to examine some psychometric properties of Honey and Mumford's (1992 The Manual of Learning Styles. Maidenhead: Peter Honey) Learning Styles Questionnaire (LSQ) and therefore its potential utility for accounting education research. Prior research in other cognate...
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The purpose of this paper is to: (i) identify factors concerning student plagiarism in accounting education; (ii) develop and empirically test a model of factors influencing students' plagiaristic behaviour; and (iii) make recommendations to accounting educators to reduce the incidence of...
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