ERIC Number: EJ1261208
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0963-9284
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Engaging Students in a Fully Online Accounting Degree: An Action Research Study
Accounting Education, v29 n4 p321-339 2020
Student engagement is crucial for learning, especially in online learning. For a student to be a successful online learner, they need to engage socially and collaboratively through their behaviours, emotions and cognition. This paper discusses an accounting module of a fully online degree where engagement was purposely integrated using an engagement framework. An action research design was followed to determine the degree of engagement within the module and to improve on it. The findings indicated that incorporating five forms of engagement into the module was positively received by students and resulted in more students successfully completing the module. Student reflections showed that the module was cognitively engaging, that personal preference will guide social engagement and that working collaboratively will always be a challenge. Where, due to COVID-19, entire programmes need to convert to online learning, the findings of this study, could be implemented to ensure the continued engagement of students.
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Accounting, Business Administration Education, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Action Research, Models, Foreign Countries, Learning Modules, Social Environment, Cognitive Processes, Student Behavior, Cooperative Learning, Psychological Patterns, College Students, Public Health, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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