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- Onesmus Ayaya
- Michael Kgorompe Moswatsi
Abstract
This study focuses on the admission criteria of a bachelor of accountancy (BAcc) degree program as one of many factors influencing students’ success in graduating in the regulated time frames. The present study used constructivist learning and student engagement theories as connected lenses to explore the effect of admission criteria on first-year-level students’ academic performance. The research findings emanate from a mixed methods methodology using logistic regression, one of the choice models in the International Business Machines (IBM) Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS), and semi-structured interviews. A sample of 43 was randomly selected from the list of 91 students with NSC-level accounting to match the number of 43 students who did not do NSC-level accounting offered in South African high schools. This gave the researchers a study sample 86, which reduced 81 following incomplete data submission by five students. The study’s findings suggest a sensitive understanding of students’ engagement with program materials and admission criteria. The admission criteria embraces prior high school knowledge reflected in the NSC-level admission points score (APS) and NSC-level mathematics. In addition, student dedication is a dimension of student engagement that we explored. The value of the study is a contribution to the reconsideration of student engagement alongside program admission requirements, leading to the integration of constructivist learning and student engagement theories. Prior studies have not integrated constructivist learning and student engagement theories into their research design. We recommend the continued use of the NSC-level APS score and mathematics in the admission requirements of the BAcc learning and development programs. We also recommend using teaching and learning activities that bring out student dedication. More research should be done on all aspects of student engagement premised on graduating students.
Suggested Citation
Onesmus Ayaya & Michael Kgorompe Moswatsi, 2024.
"Learning and Development Program’s Admission Requirements and Student Engagement as Success Determinants in Accountancy,"
SAGE Open, , vol. 14(4), pages 21582440241, October.
Handle:
RePEc:sae:sagope:v:14:y:2024:i:4:p:21582440241286717
DOI: 10.1177/21582440241286717
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