CHALLENGES THAT AFFECT THE ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE OF ACCOUNTANCY STUDENTS

of
LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY - MANILA
and
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

De Guzman, Jay Raymond B.

Sanchez, Kathlyn Mae B.
Sotto, Patrick Jules M.
Volante, Mark Anthony A.
 Statement of the Problem
 The study aims to determine:
o FACTORS that makes the course seem difficult for BSA students
o CAUSES that affects the performance of Accountancy students
 INTERNAL
 EXTERNAL

 Ultimately propose VALID and RELEVANT recommendations

to:
o ADDRESS
such factors concerned with the objectives of the study
o MITIGATE
 Research Objectives
 IDENTIFICATION of:
o CHALLENGES of Accountancy students
o FACTORS that cause failure to finish the Accountancy course
 INTERNAL
 EXTERNAL
o FACTORS that makes the course seem difficult for BSA students
 ACADEMIC
 NON-ACADEMIC

 DETERMINATION of the EFFECTIVENESS of both school’s

curriculum under study
 Research Methodology
 RESEARCH METHOD

o DESCRIPTIVE QUANTITATIVE APPROACH

 Particular focus on a group of people: BSA STUDENTS
 Uses STATISTICAL TREATMENT of data
 MEASUREMENT of RESPONSES is:
 RELEVANT
 RELIABLE
 GENERALIZED
 Research Methodology
 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

o SURVEY-QUESTIONNAIRE
 LIKERT SCALE

5 Hardest/ Most Effective/ Most Likely

4 Hard/ Effective/ Likely
3 Fair
2 Easy/ Less Effective/ Less Likely
1 Easiest/ Least Effective/ Least Likely
 Research Methodology
 STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF DATA

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 Research Methodology
 STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF DATA

o WEIGHTED MEAN

Weighted Mean Questionnaire Responses Qualitative Interpretation

4.50 – 5.00 Very Important Very High/ Very Extensive
3.50 – 4.49 Important High/Extensive
Moderate/Moderately
2.50 – 3.49 Fair
Extensive
1.50 – 2.49 Less Important Low/Less Extensive/
1.00 – 1.49 Did Not Affect Decision Very Low/Not sure
 Research Methodology
 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OUTPUT
PROCESS
INPUT
I. Choosing of a
I. Review related I. Formulation of
suitable population
documents conclusions based on
• Convenience the interpretation of
Sampling survey data
II. Creation of • Deciding an correlated with the
Survey APPROPRIATE review of related
• FACTORS that Sample Size literature.
help decision •Perception of the
• PERCEPTION on course’s difficulty.
II. Dissemination of •Lack of
the course the survey understanding of the
• FACTORS that instrument demands of the
increases difficulty course
• INTERNAL •Need for
• EXTERNAL III. Tabulation of MOTIVATION
results •EXTERNAL
• PERCEPTION on
the curriculum •INTERNAL
• MOTIVATION IV. Interpretation of •DEDICATION in
results completing the
course.

II. Recommendation
of valid and practical
solutions
 Conclusions and Recommendations
 CONCLUSIONS
1. A need to EDUCATE students about a DEEPER understanding
regarding the course.
2. A need to INFORM students about the REALITY of the course.
3. A general PERCEPTION about the difficulty of the course.
4. A need to INSTILL diligent study habits among Accountancy
students.
5. A need for COUNSELING to address negative peer
comparisons.
6. A need for EXTERNAL motivators.
7. An indication of the feeling of SATISFACTION regarding the
course.
8. An indication that senior students will be able to FINISH the
course in the PRESCRIBED amount of time.
 Conclusions and Recommendations
 RECOMMENDATIONS

o UNIVERSITIES
 IMPROVEMENT of facilities
 Classrooms and Simulation Rooms

o ACOUNTANCY DEPARTMENT
 UPDATE of curriculum
 SELECTION of professors
 EFFECTIVITY of instruction
 Conclusions and Recommendations
 RECOMMENDATIONS

o PROFESSORS
 INTERACTIVE class discussions
 APPLICATION of real life scenarios
 FIRST HAND trainings and reviews

o STUDENTS
 Constant MOTIVATION to excel
 MASTERY of concepts
 BALANCE between school life and personal life
 IMPORTANCE of familial and friendly support
 Conclusions and Recommendations
 RECOMMENDATIONS

o PROSPECTIVE RESEARCHERS
 CONSIDERATION on the validity of:
 FINDINGS
 CONCLUSIONS
 TAKING INTO ACCOUNT possible changes brought by the passage
of time
 FURTHER STUDY with regards to the IMPLEMENTATION of the
recommendations
 Possibility of creation of RELATED research studies
 It is to our hearts content that our research
be used as basis to make more things made
known and discovered for the betterment of the
Accountancy program.

Sincerely,

The Researchers

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