Using an educational computer program to enhance student performance in financial accounting

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 36, Issue , 2016, Pages 43-64

  Chan, Siew H ^a   Song, Qian ^b   Rivera, Laurie H ^c   Trongmateerut, Pailin ^d  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Educational computer program; Intrinsic motivation; Perceived competence; Perceived usefulness; Performance; System use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971656987     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccedu.2016.05.001     Document Type: Article

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