Pedagogical Practices of Accountancy Programs in a Private University

Abstract

This study analyzed the pedagogical practices of the Accountancy Programs of Far Eastern University. It also determined the differences of the assessment of the students taking up BS Accountancy and BS Commerce Major in Internal Auditing.The researchers used the descriptive and comparative research methods using two hundred ten (210) respondents composed of one hundred (100) BS Accountancy students and one hundred ten (110) BS Commerce Major in Internal Auditing students of the Accountancy Department of Far Eastern University. The researchers used a developed survey questionnaire validated by experts in the field of accounting education and research. The survey questionnaire was validated also through a reliability test using Chronbac Alpha which generated a reliability coefficient of .952. The data gathered were statistically treated using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) utilizing the frequency count, percentage, mean, standard deviation and t- test.Based on the data gathered, the researchers found out that both the BSA and the BSC- IA respondent- students assessed that they observed the pedagogical practices of the Accountancy Programs of Far Eastern University to a “great extent”. It was also noted that the variable “program of studies” obtained the highest assessment while the variable “support for slow performing students” obtained the lowest assessment.On the other hand, the empirical evidence showed that no significant differences were noted on the assessment of the BSA and the BSC - IA respondent - students with regard to program of studies, extra-curricular activities, instructional process, support for slow performing students, classroom management and academic performance evaluation. However, significant differences were noted on the assessment of the BSA and the BSC - IA respondent - students with regard to instructional strategies and teaching methods.