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Extending the classroom boundaries - an evaluation of an asynchronous discussion board

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  • Elizabeth Rainsbury
  • Pam Malcolm

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Accounting educators are being challenged to revitalize the accounting curriculum and to expand methods of delivery, especially through the application of technology. Web-enhanced course delivery offers an opportunity to expand delivery techniques. This paper evaluates an asynchronous discussion board group exercise in an intermediate accounting course. Analysis of students' perceptions of the exercise indicated that they considered it had contributed to their learning. The discussion board gave them time to analyse other students' responses and to prepare their own contributions. The results show the discussion board made it easier for non-English background students and students over 30 years of age to express an opinion, and made them feel they had to contribute to the discussion. Students raised issues about the quality of the contributions, the lack of feedback from the lecturer on discussion topics, the time taken to complete the exercise and the amount of work involved for the assessment weighting.

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  • Elizabeth Rainsbury & Pam Malcolm, 2003. "Extending the classroom boundaries - an evaluation of an asynchronous discussion board," Accounting Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(1), pages 49-61.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:accted:v:12:y:2003:i:1:p:49-61
    DOI: 10.1080/0963928032000049366
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