000034117 001__ 34117 000034117 005__ 20210803101541.0 000034117 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.34117 000034117 037__ $$a1620-2016-134720 000034117 041__ $$aeng 000034117 245__ $$aDeterminants of Student Performance in an Undergraduate Financial Accounting Class 000034117 260__ $$c2006 000034117 269__ $$a2006 000034117 270__ $$mdramirez@uoguelph.ca$$pHarrington, Donna Ramirez 000034117 270__ $$mkkulasek@uoguelph.ca$$pKulasekera, Kumuduni 000034117 270__ $$mrbates@uoguelph.ca$$pBates, Rick 000034117 270__ $$mmbredahl@uoguelph.ca$$pBredahl, Maury 000034117 300__ $$a25 000034117 336__ $$aWorking or Discussion Paper 000034117 490__ $$aWorking Paper 06/01 000034117 520__ $$aThis study investigates the effects of class size, high school accounting, aptitude and attitude on learning , measured by the difference between post-test and pre-test scores, in an undergraduate financial accounting class, after controlling for students' major and semester level. Statistical analysis showed that scores of students in small classes improved by 48%, while scores of students in the large classes improved by 6% percent, implying a decline in learning by 88% by shifting to larger classes. High school accounting was found to improve pre- and post-test scores but the improvement on their post-test scores was significantly lower, implying a diminishing effect of high school accounting on performance as the complexity of the course material increases. We also found that midterm grade (aptitude) and changes in perception about the relevance of the class on business-related issues (attitude) motivate learning. 000034117 546__ $$aEnglish 000034117 650__ $$aTeaching/Communication/Extension/Profession 000034117 700__ $$aHarrington, Donna Ramirez 000034117 700__ $$aKulasekera, Kumuduni 000034117 700__ $$aBates, Rick 000034117 700__ $$aBredahl, Maury E. 000034117 8564_ $$9d2b2537f-60cd-4f07-b11a-52816dbb6c80$$s85054$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/34117/files/wp060001.pdf 000034117 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/34117 000034117 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:34117$$pGLOBAL_SET 000034117 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2007-03-07T16:16:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 wp060001.pdf: 85054 bytes, checksum: 58a222b830cb7ff2d471026d6a1da91d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 000034117 980__ $$a1620 000034117 982__ $$gUniversity of Guelph>Department of Agricultural Economics and Business>Working Papers