Mathematics Skills as a Predictor of Students Performance in First Year Accounting Courses

Obi, Sunday O.; Nelson, Egware

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“…Student performance has always been a key focus not only in educational institutions, but to other government bodies as well leading to several studies. Much of the previous research that seeks to examine factors affecting students' academic performance in accounting have suggested that personal factors such as gender, age, parental education level, family income and education as well as other factors such as early exposure in Accounting, English and Mathematics background, attitude towards attendance in classes, time allocation for studies, scientific and mathematical intelligence can cause difference in students' scores (Rossouw & Brink, 2021;Mohammad, 2020;Papageorgiou, 2019;Rossouw, 2018;Sunday, 2017;Papageorgiou, 2017;Bosua, 2015).…”

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Factors Affecting First Year Students’ Performance in Fundamental Accounting Course: Case Study Kampala International University in Tanzania (KIUT)

Mutayabarwa,

Athuman

2023

IJFA

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine factors that potentially influence students’ academic performance in Fundamental Accounting course at Kampala International University in Tanzania (KIUT). Methodology: The study adopted a quantitative research design. The sample of the study involved 134 first year students majoring in Bachelor of Business Administration at KIUT. Data was analyzed using the chi-square test at p=.05. Findings: The results revealed that students’ Mathematics Background, Accounting background, Combination, interest and study positioning had significant association with students’ performance in fundamental accounting course while students’ gender, English background, Weekly study hours, financial support, financial support rate, usage of hardcopies, school type, understanding level, had no significant with students’ performance in fundamental accounting course. While several variables to examine factors affecting students’ performance have been done; this study included students’ positioning and students study style (by hard copies or soft copies) which have not been exhausted in the past. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: On the basis of the findings this study recommended that KIUT should adjust its selection criteria by including previous academic performance particularly Mathematics and Accounting related subjects as among the metrics to be used in admitting students for programmers having fundamental accounting as one of its core course. However, to maintain stability, students with poor Mathematics and Accounting backgrounds could be provided with remedial programmes to cover up for their weakness.

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Factors Affecting First Year Students’ Performance in Fundamental Accounting Course: Case Study Kampala International University in Tanzania (KIUT)

Mutayabarwa,

Athuman

2023

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An Updated List of Neuromedicinal Plants of Pakistan, Their Uses, and Phytochemistry

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Shah

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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Background. Almost every region of Pakistan is stacked with a large number of medicinal plants. Due to high cost and unavailability of allopathic medicines for the neurological diseases, especially in rural areas, traditional healers prescribe phytotherapy for various neurological diseases like epilepsy, depression, anxiety, insomnia, Alzheimer, and migraine. Such treatments are considered to be most effective by the native people. Methods. The data was collected from articles published on medicinal plants of various districts of Pakistan, using article search engines like Medline, Pubmed, Web of Science, Science Direct, and Google Scholar. Also, information regarding various neurological uses and mode of applications of medicinal plants was obtained from traditional healers, folk medicine users, and local elderly people having knowledge of medicinal plants. Results. A total of 54 families were found to be used in various neurological diseases, of which the highest use was of Solanaceae (22.22%), Asteraceae (12.96%), Lamiaceae, Papaveraceae, and Poaceae, 9% each, and Caprifoliaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Rhamnaceae, and Rosaceae, 5.5% each. According to districts, 15% of plants that were effective in neurological affections were found in Bahawalpur, 11% in Swat, 8% in Muzaffarabad, 7% in Malakand, and 6% in Bahawalnagar, Dir, Gilgat, and Sarghoda each, with 5% in Dera ghazi khan and Jhelum each. According to the plant’s habit, out of total of 103 plants, 61.15% were found to be herbs, 22.33% trees, 11.65% shrubs, and 4.85% climbers. According to the part used of plant, whole plant, leaves, fruits, roots, seeds, and flowers were found to be used 32.03%, 24.27%, 20.38%, 16.50%, 13.59%, and 11.65%, respectively. According to disease’s types, 45.63% were found to be effective in insomnia, 31.06% in epilepsy 12.62% in depression, 6.80% in anxiety, 7.77% in hysteria, and 5.88% in migraine. Conclusion. Taking into consideration this useful knowledge on medicinal properties of the plants for curing neurologic diseases, it is believed that research in areas of ethnomedicine and ethnopharmacology can bring auspicious results that have potential of adding value to the very rich natural resources of Pakistan. This study will help all the researchers from diverse backgrounds working on plants based medicine for neurological diseases.

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Mathematics Skills as a Predictor of Students Performance in First Year Accounting Courses

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Factors Affecting First Year Students’ Performance in Fundamental Accounting Course: Case Study Kampala International University in Tanzania (KIUT)

Factors Affecting First Year Students’ Performance in Fundamental Accounting Course: Case Study Kampala International University in Tanzania (KIUT)

An Updated List of Neuromedicinal Plants of Pakistan, Their Uses, and Phytochemistry

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