The effect of previous experience with working in groups on students’ academic performance in the accounting discipline
This paper analyses the implementation of cooperative learning techniques in accounting subjects to investigate whether students’ willingness to work in groups, based on their perceptions regarding this learning technique arising from previous group working experiences, are related to their academic...
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| author | María José Martínez-Romero Alba Mª Priego de la Cruz Cristina Ferrer-García Mª Pilar Casado-Belmonte |
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| description | This paper analyses the implementation of cooperative learning techniques in accounting subjects to investigate whether students’ willingness to work in groups, based on their perceptions regarding this learning technique arising from previous group working experiences, are related to their academic performance. The findings reveal that students’ perceptions regarding their improved skills due to having worked in groups are positively and significantly related to their academic performance; meanwhile students’ perceptions of having learnt from others are negatively and significantly related to their academic performance. Therefore, this study extends the existing literature on cooperative learning and students’ academic performance by considering students’ attitudes toward working in groups resulting from their prior experiences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86c4e4e0b5274342bc2d583aa21d76c02022-12-21T21:10:55ZengUniversidad de MurciaRevista de Contabilidad: Spanish Accounting Review1138-48911988-46722021-07-0124210.6018/rcsar.359561The effect of previous experience with working in groups on students’ academic performance in the accounting disciplineMaría José Martínez-RomeroAlba Mª Priego de la CruzCristina Ferrer-GarcíaMª Pilar Casado-BelmonteThis paper analyses the implementation of cooperative learning techniques in accounting subjects to investigate whether students’ willingness to work in groups, based on their perceptions regarding this learning technique arising from previous group working experiences, are related to their academic performance. The findings reveal that students’ perceptions regarding their improved skills due to having worked in groups are positively and significantly related to their academic performance; meanwhile students’ perceptions of having learnt from others are negatively and significantly related to their academic performance. Therefore, this study extends the existing literature on cooperative learning and students’ academic performance by considering students’ attitudes toward working in groups resulting from their prior experiences.https://revistas.um.es/rcsar/article/view/359561cooperative learning;group workingprior perceptions and previous experiencesacademic performanceaccounting |
| spellingShingle | María José Martínez-Romero Alba Mª Priego de la Cruz Cristina Ferrer-García Mª Pilar Casado-Belmonte The effect of previous experience with working in groups on students’ academic performance in the accounting discipline Revista de Contabilidad: Spanish Accounting Review cooperative learning; group working prior perceptions and previous experiences academic performance accounting |
| title | The effect of previous experience with working in groups on students’ academic performance in the accounting discipline |
| title_full | The effect of previous experience with working in groups on students’ academic performance in the accounting discipline |
| title_fullStr | The effect of previous experience with working in groups on students’ academic performance in the accounting discipline |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of previous experience with working in groups on students’ academic performance in the accounting discipline |
| title_short | The effect of previous experience with working in groups on students’ academic performance in the accounting discipline |
| title_sort | effect of previous experience with working in groups on students academic performance in the accounting discipline |
| topic | cooperative learning; group working prior perceptions and previous experiences academic performance accounting |
| url | https://revistas.um.es/rcsar/article/view/359561 |
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