First-year students’ participation and performance in a financial accounting support group

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dc.contributor.authorDe Jager, Eloise
dc.contributor.authorBitzer, Eli
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-05T07:36:29Z
dc.date.available2013-06-05T07:36:29Z
dc.date.issued2013-04
dc.descriptionPublication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/IBER/indexen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe academic performance and retention of first-year students are under scrutiny worldwide. In view of the emphasis on first-year success, a support group was established in a first-year module - Financial Accounting 178 - at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. The article reports on students’ perceptions of their participation and their pass rates within the support group. Both qualitative and quantitative data were obtained from interviews, questionnaires, and an analysis of support group pass rates. The overall conclusion from this study is that students in financial accounting perceived their participation as positive and an increase in pass rates, compared to previous results, was observed. Small-group participation, tutorial classes, and peer student assistance all appear to contribute positively to improved performance of support groups. A number of areas for possible future research were identified from the results.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' versionen_ZA
dc.format.extentp. 399-414
dc.identifier.citationDe Jager, E. & Bitzer , E. 2013. First-year students' participation and performance in a financial accounting support group. International Business and Economics Journal, 12(4):399-414.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1535-0754 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2157-9393 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80854
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherClute Instituteen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectPerceptions of First-Year Studentsen_ZA
dc.subjectAccounting -- Study and teaching -- South Africa -- Stellenboschen_ZA
dc.subjectSelf-help groups -- South Africa -- Stellenboschen_ZA
dc.subjectAcademic achievement -- South Africa -- Stellenboschen_ZA
dc.subjectCollege freshmen -- South africa -- Stellenboschen_ZA
dc.subjectPass rates -- South africa -- Stellenboschen_ZA
dc.titleFirst-year students’ participation and performance in a financial accounting support groupen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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