Enhancing accounting students' problem-solving skills: the use of a hands-on conceptual model in an active learning environment

Beth Kern

Accounting Education, 2002, vol. 11, issue 3, 235-256

Abstract: This study documents and evaluates the effectiveness of using a hands-on conceptual model in an active learning environment in a first accounting class. A hands-on model that can be used to help students learn inventory cost allocations is described. The model's potential for enhancing student learning is assessed. Three learning scenarios are evaluated. The first is predominately a traditional lecture-oriented approach using numerical examples to illustrate concepts. The second adds the use of a model within a lecture setting. The third uses an active learning approach along with the model. Student performance and preferences are assessed. Students indicate they perceive that the model helped them understand inventory cost allocations better than solely using numerical examples. Results from an assessment instrument indicate that students who use the model in an active learning environment show enhanced problem-solving skills over that which can be attained in a lecture-oriented environment. There is no evidence, however, that the use of a conceptual hands-on model enhances conceptual recall over that which can be attained in a lecture-oriented environment.

Keywords: Hands-ON Learning; Active Learning; Conceptual Models; Problem-SOLVING; Inventory Cost; Allocations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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