AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF LEARNER USE OF A COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING TUTORIAL

The accounting profession has indicated that graduates should be better prepared to meet the challenges of the profession. One way to accomplish this goal is to increase students' exposure to technology. This study qualitatively examined the experiences of eight students using a computer-assist...

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Published inInformation technology, learning, and performance journal Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 17
Main Author Handy, Sheila A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Morehead Organizational Systems Research Association 01.10.2005
Subjects
Accountancy
Accounting
Attitudes
CAI
Case studies
Cognitive style
Communication
Computer assisted instruction
Computers
Curriculum development
Distance learning
Education
Educational Environment
Learning Processes
Multimedia
Student Attitudes
Students
Teachers
Teaching methods
Virtual offices
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Summary:The accounting profession has indicated that graduates should be better prepared to meet the challenges of the profession. One way to accomplish this goal is to increase students' exposure to technology. This study qualitatively examined the experiences of eight students using a computer-assisted tutorial as a method of instruction for two chapters of a financial accounting course. I collected data on a real-time basis in the form of think-aloud protocols, observations, and interviews. Findings revealed that the students had a positive learning experience. They indicated that the tutorial exhibited social presence-the ability of a communications medium to approximate face-to-face communication, an extension of this definition from distance learning literature. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1535-1556