Article: The effect of previous subject knowledge on student performance in the subject of principles of accounts in the Hong Kong advanced-level examination: A case study

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Title	The effect of previous subject knowledge on student performance in the subject of principles of accounts in the Hong Kong advanced-level examination: A case study
Authors	Cheung, CK2 Wong, KW1
Keywords	Accounting Advanced level examination Previous subject knowledge
Issue Date	2011
Publisher	De La Salle University. The Journal's web site is located at http://ejournals.ph/index.php?journal=TAPER&page=index
Citation	Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2011, v. 20 n. 1, p. 195-199 [How to Cite?]
Abstract	There is a general understanding among accounting teachers that those who have previous subject knowledge in Principles of Accounts (POA) will perform better than those who do not. This study has two aims. The first one is to test the assumption of accounting teachers that, "Students with previous subject knowledge in Principles of Accounts can attain better grades in their Hong Kong Advanced-Level (A-Level) Examination for Principles of Accounts than those who do not." The second aim is to find out if there is any correlation between the English and Mathematical ability of the students and their A-Level POA performance. Our findings indicate that students with previous subject knowledge in POA can attain better grades in their Hong Kong Advanced-Level Examination for POA than those who lack such knowledge; and that the mathematical ability of the students is highly correlated with their A-Level POA performance. © 2011 De La Salle University, Philippines.
ISSN	0119-5646 2011 Impact Factor: 0.958 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.027
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dc.contributor.author	Cheung, CK
dc.contributor.author	Wong, KW
dc.date.accessioned	2011-09-23T05:55:54Z
dc.date.available	2011-09-23T05:55:54Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	There is a general understanding among accounting teachers that those who have previous subject knowledge in Principles of Accounts (POA) will perform better than those who do not. This study has two aims. The first one is to test the assumption of accounting teachers that, "Students with previous subject knowledge in Principles of Accounts can attain better grades in their Hong Kong Advanced-Level (A-Level) Examination for Principles of Accounts than those who do not." The second aim is to find out if there is any correlation between the English and Mathematical ability of the students and their A-Level POA performance. Our findings indicate that students with previous subject knowledge in POA can attain better grades in their Hong Kong Advanced-Level Examination for POA than those who lack such knowledge; and that the mathematical ability of the students is highly correlated with their A-Level POA performance. © 2011 De La Salle University, Philippines.
dc.description.nature	published_or_final_version
dc.identifier.citation	Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2011, v. 20 n. 1, p. 195-199 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage	199
dc.identifier.hkuros	194191
dc.identifier.issn	0119-5646 2011 Impact Factor: 0.958 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.027
dc.identifier.issue	1
dc.identifier.scopus	eid_2-s2.0-84857549148
dc.identifier.spage	195
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10722/139782
dc.identifier.volume	20
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	De La Salle University. The Journal's web site is located at http://ejournals.ph/index.php?journal=TAPER&page=index
dc.publisher.place	Philippines
dc.relation.ispartof	Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
dc.relation.references	References in Scopus
dc.rights	Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.rights	Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.subject	Accounting
dc.subject	Advanced level examination
dc.subject	Previous subject knowledge
dc.title	The effect of previous subject knowledge on student performance in the subject of principles of accounts in the Hong Kong advanced-level examination: A case study
dc.type	Article

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