Motives, expectations, preparedness and academic performance: a study of students of accounting at a spanish university

Montaño, José Luis Arquero; Byrne, Marann; Flood, Barbara; González, José María González

doi:10.1016/s1138-4891(09)70009-3

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“…Sin embargo, la literatura centrada en nuestra área resalta que en los alumnos de las carreras clave en contabilidad suelen estar motivados por cuestiones extrínsecas, más que por cuestiones intrínsecas al ser titulaciones menos vocacionales (v.g. Arquero, Byrne, Flood, & González, 2009;Arquero et al, 2015;Byrne & Flood, 2005;Byrne et al, 2012).…”

Section: Motivación Y Auto-determinaciónunclassified

Accounting stereotypes. Business and accounting students’ motivations and perceptions of accounting

Montaño

Polvillo

2019

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El papel del profesional de la contabilidad ha evolucionado incorporando un amplio abanico de tareas que requieren de los futuros profesionales (al menos a un cierto nivel) mucho más que conocimientos técnicos. Paralelamente a este incremento de los requisitos se percibe la existencia de problemas en cuanto a las características de los alumnos que optan por una carrera en contabilidad. Algunos autores han sugerido que en el origen de esta divergencia requisitos profesionales –características del alumnado está una concepción errónea, por parte de los estudiantes, de cuáles son las tareas de un contable y las capacidades necesarias para ello. Así, es posible que se perciba por los alumnos una imagen estereotipada de la profesión y la clase de trabajo que realiza: aburrido, definido, preciso y orientado al cumplimiento de normas. Esta imagen parece basarse y reforzarse por la ofrecida en distintos medios (p.e. las películas o series). En esta línea, el presente trabajo tiene como objetivos estudiar (I) la percepción que tienen los estudiantes de contabilidad sobre la profesión contable al comenzar sus estudios universitarios y (II) las motivaciones subyacentes y su posible relación con la imagen. La muestra se compone de estudiantes de los dos grados con más peso en esta materia (ADE y FICO) de la Universidad de Sevilla. Los resultados indican que no hay una visión claramente estereotipada, ni diferencias destacables por grado. Se confirma que la principal fuente de motivación en nuestros alumnos es la externa. La relevancia de determinadas facetas y sus implicaciones para el área se discuten. The role of today’s accountant has evolved including now a set of tasks that require from the future professionals (at least to reach higher level positions) much more skills than merely technical knowledge. At the same time the professional requirements are growing, there is a perception of lack of quality of entry level students. Some authors suggested that the origin of this divergence (professional requirements – students characteristics) is the students’ misconception about the real tasks an accountant must perform and the skills required for that. Therefore it is likely that some students have a stereotyped image of accounting: boring, precise, oriented to standards. This image appears to be due to, and reinforced by, the stereotype that appears in media (v.g. films or TV series). In this line, this paper aims to study (I) the perception about accounting of entry level accounting students, (II) the underlying motives, and the relationships between these motives and the perceptions. The sample is composed of first year students at the two relevant degrees in accounting (Finance & Accounting and Business Administration) at the Universidad de Sevilla. The results suggest that the students do not present an acute stereotyped view of the area, but external motivation is still the strongest source of motivation. The relevance of certain students’ views on accounting and their academic implications are discussed.

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Accounting stereotypes. Business and accounting students’ motivations and perceptions of accounting

Montaño

Polvillo

2019

RC-SAR

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“…Realizing students" motivation and learning strategy is fundamental for the sake of helping to improve university teaching lecturers (Arquero, Byrne, Flood, & Gonzá lez, 2009). Studies have shown that motivation is a significant predictor of learning strategy use or achievement in online learning.…”

Section: Motivation and Learning Strateymentioning

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The Role of Perceived Teacher Suppport, Motivation, Learning Strategy in Studying on SPOC

Dong¹,

Cun²,

Ren³

2019

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Culture, Education and Economic Development of Modern Society (ICCESE 2019)

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Digitized and informational learning methods are gradually prevailing. There was a historic revolution in 2012 that MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) created a new mode of distance education, offering open educational resources to students all over the world. While MOOC has a low passing rate and high dropping out rate, SPOC (Small and Private Online Course) combines online and offline courses and gives a specific group of student guidance, greatly enhancing the engagement of students. SPOC students have chances to communicate with teachers face to face. This paper discusses the mediating role of students' motivation studying on SPOC in the relationship between perceived teacher support and deep learning strategy, surface learning strategy as well as their effect on learning achievement.

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“…Adanya pemikiran yang positif tentang apa yang dimiliki sebelumnya dapat menuntun mahasiswa untuk lebih percaya diri terhadap kemampuan yang dimiliki untuk pendidikan yang lebih tinggi (Samsudin, 2015). Perilaku ini termasuk kemampuannya untuk melakukan pembelajaran secara mandiri, mampu bertanggung jawab terhadap apa yang dipelajari, dan mampu merencanakan pendidikannya secara efektif (Arquero et al, 2009;Byrne and Flood, 2005;Byrne et al, 2012…”

Section: Desired Workforce Qualificationunclassified

Strategi Pengembangan Sistem Pendidikan Akuntansi Dalam Upaya Menanggapi Persaingan Masyarakat Ekonomi Asean Dengan Menggunakan Analisis Swot

Breliastiti

Sambuaga

2017

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Opening opportunities through the ASEAN Community as well as two inseparable sides of the coin, which provides wide job opportunities, as well as higher competition. The accountant is one of the many professions allowed in the MEA. Based on the latest data from the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, the total Accounting Study Program in Indonesia amounted to 1,322, for all levels (forlap.ristekdikti.go.id/prodi). This is a challenge for the world of education to be able to create graduates who qualified and have international competitiveness. To support this, the world of education should have a committed management and high quality education, thus supporting the atmosphere in the learning process. As part of the realization of ASEAN's vision in 2020, the ASEAN Community (ASEAN Community) is expected to improve the development of human resources through quality education, skills and training (ASEAN Secretariat, 2008). According to Jitpaisanwattana et al. (2015), a combination of key components in management education including curicula, contents, activities, desired workforce qualification, evaluation. Therefore, the urgency of this research is to provide strategies that can be applied in the development of accounting education in facing the ASEAN Economic Community (MEA) based on the components of curicula, contents, activities, and desired workforce qualification, using SWOT analysis. The methods to be conducted in this study include the collection of secondary data and methods of observation of educational institutions, as well as experiments, FGC and interviews with accounting students follow Samsudin et al. (2015). The conclusions that can be drawn from this research are; (2) the existence of a rigid education system becomes the weakness of accounting education institutions in Indonesia, (3) the competence of accounting students in facing the opportunity of free competition it can not be said enough, (4) students are expected to be more independent in

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Motives, expectations, preparedness and academic performance: a study of students of accounting at a spanish university

Cited by 43 publications

References 32 publications

Accounting stereotypes. Business and accounting students’ motivations and perceptions of accounting

Accounting stereotypes. Business and accounting students’ motivations and perceptions of accounting

The Role of Perceived Teacher Suppport, Motivation, Learning Strategy in Studying on SPOC

Strategi Pengembangan Sistem Pendidikan Akuntansi Dalam Upaya Menanggapi Persaingan Masyarakat Ekonomi Asean Dengan Menggunakan Analisis Swot

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