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The Effect of Previous Subject Knowledge on Student Performance in the Subject of Principles of Accounts in the Hong Kong Advanced-Level Examination: A Case Study

Chi-kim Cheung | K.w. Wong

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

There is a general understanding among accounting teachers that those who have previous subject knowledge in Principles of Accounts (POA) will perform better than those who do not. This study has two aims. The first one is to test the assumption of accounting teachers that, “Students with previous subject knowledge in Principles of Accounts can attain better grades in their Hong Kong Advanced-Level (A-Level) Examination for Principles of Accounts than those who do not.” The second aim is to find out if there is any correlation between the English and Mathematical ability of the students and their A-Level POA performance. Our findings indicate that students with previous subject knowledge in POA can attain better grades in their Hong Kong Advanced-Level Examination for POA than those who lack such knowledge; and that the mathematical ability of the students is highly correlated with their A-Level POA performance.

elementary-level listening and reading comprehension tests; 2) pre- and post survey of Yang’s (1992) Chinese version of Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL); 3) Survey on Students’ Perceptions toward the online remedial English course. The results showed: 1) all students in the eleven classes had a significant progress in the listening test performance, and those in the four classes in the reading test; 2) students demonstrated significant improvements in their English language learning strategy use; 3) higher percentage of students held favorable attitudes toward this online remedial course and self-perceived an enhancement in learning motivation and confidence.