Professor, Can I Use my Mobile Phone? A Study on the Use of the Student Response System (SRS) in the Educational Process of Accounting Students
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https://doi.org/10.17524/repec.v12i2.1811Keywords:
Student response system, Accounting students, Education process, Survey, Accounting educationAbstract
Objective: This study seeks to investigate accounting students' perception on the use of the Student Response System (SRS) in the educational process. Method: In this survey research with a quantitative approach, the aim is to describe accounting students’ perceptions. This research was developed in a public HEI with two classes of the Accounting for Diverse Entities course during the 1st and 2nd bimester of the academic year 2016. At the end of the 2nd bimester, questionnaires were applied to collect the data. Results: SRS is easy to use and makes the classes more interactive. A strong relationship exists between the perceptions that SRS helps students as a didactic tool and that it is beneficial for learning. It was verified that there was no relevant significant difference in terms of students’ perceptions between the classes. Nevertheless, relevant differences were found in the analysis according to gender and age. Contributions: The evidences found support that SRS improves the educational process. Therefore, faculty can use it to encourage greater student involvement and active attitudes, as well as to promote an environment different from traditional teaching.References
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