2017-01: Determinants of student success in finance courses (Working paper)
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Akimov, Alexandr
Kobinger, Sonja
Malin, Mirela
Year published
2017
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In the competitive landscape of higher education, student success is becoming an ever more important element in achieving and maintaining university reputation, accreditation and quality of teaching. Investigating the determinants of student success can help with better course design, adaptation of teaching techniques and program improvements. In this study, we examine students' use of the learning resources available to them and whether they have a significant impact on students' success in an undergraduate finance course. We find that class attendance, the online streaming of recorded classes, and reading the relevant ...
View more >In the competitive landscape of higher education, student success is becoming an ever more important element in achieving and maintaining university reputation, accreditation and quality of teaching. Investigating the determinants of student success can help with better course design, adaptation of teaching techniques and program improvements. In this study, we examine students' use of the learning resources available to them and whether they have a significant impact on students' success in an undergraduate finance course. We find that class attendance, the online streaming of recorded classes, and reading the relevant textbooks all remain important strategies to achieve course success even after controlling for students' cognitive and English language abilities.
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View more >In the competitive landscape of higher education, student success is becoming an ever more important element in achieving and maintaining university reputation, accreditation and quality of teaching. Investigating the determinants of student success can help with better course design, adaptation of teaching techniques and program improvements. In this study, we examine students' use of the learning resources available to them and whether they have a significant impact on students' success in an undergraduate finance course. We find that class attendance, the online streaming of recorded classes, and reading the relevant textbooks all remain important strategies to achieve course success even after controlling for students' cognitive and English language abilities.
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Finance
Subject
A20 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics: General
G21 - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
I23 - Higher Education and Research Institutions
Academic success
teaching strategies
finance education
online teaching
class attendance