Students’ attendance at management accounting classes – reasons and the effect on academic performance / Rosiatimah Mohd Isa and Azrul Abdullah
This study explores the reasons for non-attendance and what motivates those who attend management accounting classes at undergraduate level of the accounting program and investigate the impact of attendance upon academic performance on the course. The subjects of the research were students in three...
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| description | This study explores the reasons for non-attendance and what motivates those who attend management accounting classes at undergraduate level of the accounting program and investigate the impact of attendance upon academic
performance on the course. The subjects of the research were students in three undergraduate programs of Accountancy Faculty at UiTM Perlis namely Diploma in Accountancy, Diploma in Accounting and Information System and Bachelor of Accountancy who took the highest level of management accounting courses at their respective programs. The total number of students involved was 121 students. A short questionnaire and class attendance records were used for this survey. The highest mean score cited for the reasons students attending management accounting class was ‘to learn, to understand, and to increase their knowledge on the course’. Students’ preoccupation with
assignments and study for other tests, and genuine health reasons were ranked highly for reasons non-attendance reasons. A clear positive relationship between attendance and academic performance was evident. |
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| spelling | oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:130732016-06-30T00:27:30Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13073/ Students’ attendance at management accounting classes – reasons and the effect on academic performance / Rosiatimah Mohd Isa and Azrul Abdullah smrj Mohd Isa, Rosiatimah Abdullah, Azrul Time management Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior Perlis This study explores the reasons for non-attendance and what motivates those who attend management accounting classes at undergraduate level of the accounting program and investigate the impact of attendance upon academic performance on the course. The subjects of the research were students in three undergraduate programs of Accountancy Faculty at UiTM Perlis namely Diploma in Accountancy, Diploma in Accounting and Information System and Bachelor of Accountancy who took the highest level of management accounting courses at their respective programs. The total number of students involved was 121 students. A short questionnaire and class attendance records were used for this survey. The highest mean score cited for the reasons students attending management accounting class was ‘to learn, to understand, and to increase their knowledge on the course’. Students’ preoccupation with assignments and study for other tests, and genuine health reasons were ranked highly for reasons non-attendance reasons. A clear positive relationship between attendance and academic performance was evident. Research Management Institute (RMI) 2009 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13073/1/AJ_ROSIATIMAH%20MOHD%20ISA%20SMRJ%2009%201.pdf Students’ attendance at management accounting classes – reasons and the effect on academic performance / Rosiatimah Mohd Isa and Azrul Abdullah. (2009) Social and Management Research Journal (SMRJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Social_and_Management_Research_Journal_=28SMRJ=29/>, 6 (1). pp. 87-106. ISSN 1675-7017 https://smrj.uitm.edu.my/ |
| spellingShingle | Time management Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior Perlis Mohd Isa, Rosiatimah Abdullah, Azrul Students’ attendance at management accounting classes – reasons and the effect on academic performance / Rosiatimah Mohd Isa and Azrul Abdullah |
| title | Students’ attendance at management accounting classes – reasons and the effect on academic performance / Rosiatimah Mohd Isa and Azrul Abdullah |
| title_full | Students’ attendance at management accounting classes – reasons and the effect on academic performance / Rosiatimah Mohd Isa and Azrul Abdullah |
| title_fullStr | Students’ attendance at management accounting classes – reasons and the effect on academic performance / Rosiatimah Mohd Isa and Azrul Abdullah |
| title_full_unstemmed | Students’ attendance at management accounting classes – reasons and the effect on academic performance / Rosiatimah Mohd Isa and Azrul Abdullah |
| title_short | Students’ attendance at management accounting classes – reasons and the effect on academic performance / Rosiatimah Mohd Isa and Azrul Abdullah |
| title_sort | students attendance at management accounting classes reasons and the effect on academic performance rosiatimah mohd isa and azrul abdullah |
| topic | Time management Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior Perlis |
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