Meeting threshold learning standards through self-management in group oral presentations: observations on accounting postgraduate students

This study explores the development of student self-management skills through an oral presentation task. It is motivated by the challenge to maintain consistent quality in students' oral skills and to incorporate national accounting curriculum requirements for threshold learning standards into...

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Published in:Accounting Education 2017-07, Vol.26 (4), p.358-376
Main Authors: Shauki, Elvia R., Benzie, Helen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Standards
Accounting
action learning
Communication Skills
Curricula
Experiential Learning
Foreign Countries
Graduate Students
Higher Education
Learning
Observation
Observational Learning
Online Surveys
oral presentation
Peer Evaluation
peer-assessment
Qualitative Research
Self Management
Students
Studies
Surveys
threshold learning standards
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Summary:This study explores the development of student self-management skills through an oral presentation task. It is motivated by the challenge to maintain consistent quality in students' oral skills and to incorporate national accounting curriculum requirements for threshold learning standards into an accounting subject. The study has been conducted in Australia using a sample of postgraduate accounting students, and the task required the students to prepare a group presentation using action learning. The data were collected using in-class observation and a survey. Students indicated that they were more confident and comfortable in preparing and presenting the oral presentations as compared with their previous experiences. This was especially due to students having a second opportunity to improve their presentations allowing a better understanding of the expected standard. The oral presentation task benefitted all students but was especially useful for those who had limited experience speaking in front of a larger audience.
ISSN:0963-9284
1468-4489
DOI:10.1080/09639284.2017.1300777