The Use Of Article Summaries In Accounting Courses: Improving Students Reading Comprehension, Learning, Thinking, And Communication Skills

Abstract

This paper describes the use of article summaries in accounting courses. Article summaries promote active learning. They assist students in improving their reading comprehension, learning, thinking, and written communication skills. We provide a template for the writing assignments, a grading rubric, and a list of accounting related periodicals for various accounting courses. We also suggest strategies for administering and grading the assignments to minimize the workload for instructors.

An Experiment Using Two Methods of Teaching Accounting for Leases in Intermediate Accounting

“…The information is complex, and the lecture and practice helped them understand better what to look for as important, leading to greater understanding. This supports Etter and Ross' (2013) findings that students learning to summarize show improved comprehension and understanding and Tapscott's (2008) suggestion that millennials read by scanning, with a specific purpose in mind.…”