An investigation into student satisfaction, approaches to learning and the learning context in Auditing. (3rd February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chiang, Christina; Wells, Paul K.; Fieger, Peter; Sharma, Divesh S.
• Is Part Of: Accounting and finance. Volume 61:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 913
• Page End: 936
• Publication Date: 2020-02-03
• Subjects: Mini‐audit -- Audit education -- Student satisfaction -- Deep learning -- Surface learning -- Approaches to learning; Accounting -- Periodicals; Finance -- Periodicals; 657.05
• DOI: 10.1111/acfi.12598
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0810-5391

Abstract

Abstract: Arguably, the audit course is one of the most challenging as it links prior accounting knowledge with new audit knowledge that students are generally not exposed to. A mini‐audit group project was implemented at a New Zealand university, and a learning approach and learning experience survey instrument was administered. Responses from 98 students suggest that they perceived the learning experience positively and were encouraged to adopt a deep approach to learning. The findings have implications for accounting educators in the design and development of learning and assessment strategies in an audit course.