Factors influencing accounting performance for form five students in Kedah state
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Date
2003-05
Authors
Rashid, Fauziah
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Abstract
The accounting profession in Malaysia is facing a dilemma of shortage of
accotmtants. The demand for accountants is higher than the supply of accountants in
Malaysia. The small number of accountants in this country is because only a handful
of students would like to pursue accountancy due to their poor perfonnance in
accounting subjects. This study attempts to analyze the reasons for the poor grade in
Principles of Accounting course. Factor analysis and multiple regression were used
to analyze the data. There were a total of two hundred and fifty respondents
participated in this study. Results of factor analysis indicate five major factors:
ability of students, motivation, instructional style of teachers, home . environment.
and peer influence as the factors influencing their performance in this subject
Respondents are students Fonn 5 students located in Kedah. Findings of the study
have shown that the main reason for getting good grades are the students' aptitude,
ability and motivation.
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Accounting performance , Five students in Kedah state