The ‘Individualised Accounting Questions’ Technique: Using Excel to Generate Quantitative Exercises for Large Classes with Unique Individual Answers

Nnadi, Matthias; Rosser, Mike

doi:10.1080/09639284.2014.894771

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“…Each question has a value and according to the correct responses a final grade is generated. Nnadi and Rosser (2014) proposed a system able to generate individualized accounting questions. The solution is useful in assessing both basic and advanced topics in financial statements analysis, budgeting, cash flow statement, income statement, balance sheet, investment appraisal techniques, costing techniques, etc.…”

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Improving the learning experience of business subjects in engineering studies using automatic spreadsheet correctors

Serra

Bikfalvi

Masó

et al. 2017

J. Technol. Sci. Educ.

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The combination of two macro trends, Information and Communication Technologies' (ICT) proliferation and novel approaches in education, has resulted in a series of opportunities with no precedent in terms of content, channels and methods in education. The present contribution aims to describe the experience of using an automatic spreadsheet corrector, its perceived benefits as well as its impact on academic results. A total of 179 students coursing technical studies attended a basic course on business administration in the framework of which the field work was conducted. Perception assessment of students demonstrates a very good opinion about the learning experience using the proposed ICT tool. The user perception evaluation also shows that it is a valuable learning tool, while students who obtain a high final qualification are the ones that have been positively evaluated in the sessions using the automatic spreadsheet corrector. Beyond these highlighted benefits for students, teachers gain time, effort and workload reduction. The validity of the proposal is tested in the Polytechnic School of the University of Girona in Catalonia (Spain).

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Improving the learning experience of business subjects in engineering studies using automatic spreadsheet correctors

Serra

Bikfalvi

Masó

et al. 2017

J. Technol. Sci. Educ.

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“…This technique provides individualised assessments on Microsoft Excel, thereby minimising the risk of collusion. Nnadi and Rosser (2014) conclude that this technique of assessment has a positive effect on students' engagement in active learning, thereby improving students' performance and their understanding of accounting methods. Another reported advantage of this method of assessment is that it allows specific, personal feedback to the students.…”

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Assessment in accounting education

Rooyen¹

2020

South African Accounting Education Stocktake

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The literature on accounting education does not refer to assessment often enough. According to Curtis (2011), literature reviews on accounting education for the period 1999-2009 only addressed assessment in 48 out of more than 1 100 papers. Research on assessment methods in accounting education tends to focus on aspects such as group assessment, online assessments, peer assessment and the reactions of students to these assessment methods (Healy, McCutcheon & Doran, 2014). There is a clear need for more and broader assessment research in accounting education.

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“…During the pandemic, exams must be given online since conducting exams in offline classes are strictly prohibited by the law. In this online environment, lecturers must be highly creative in designing an individualized exam (Blayney and Freeman 2008;Nnadi, 2003) that no rooms for students to collude (Nnadi and Rosser, 2014). This paper aims at explaining an innovative approach possibly developed by the accounting lecturers to create the individualized excel-based exams to maintain the online exam quality and minimize the academic integrity breaches.…”

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Individualized Excel-Based Exams to Prevent Students from Cheating

Suryani

2020

JABE

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The COVID19 pandemic has brought a disruption on education, especially on how courses are delivered in higher education. Higher education providers are forced to go online, irrespective of the IT infrastructure’s availability and the capability of lecturers in delivering online courses. While online learning is perceived as an opportunity for academic integrity breaches, academicians need to ensure that processes are in place to avoid students cheating, especially during the exam. This paper presents an innovative approach based on Excel spreadsheet that allows lecturers to develop individualised exam questions. The method and/or accounting policy, as well as the accounting figures in the exams are automatically tailored based on students’ identification numbers. This program also allows automatic markings for such exams. This type of exam is not perceived complicated by students; but relatively reduce the opportunity to cheat. Hence, it is suggested to be used in the future online exam environment to increase the objectivity of the exam and reliability in exam marking.

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The ‘Individualised Accounting Questions’ Technique: Using Excel to Generate Quantitative Exercises for Large Classes with Unique Individual Answers

Cited by 7 publications

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Improving the learning experience of business subjects in engineering studies using automatic spreadsheet correctors

Improving the learning experience of business subjects in engineering studies using automatic spreadsheet correctors

Assessment in accounting education

Individualized Excel-Based Exams to Prevent Students from Cheating

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