Goal-efficacy framework: an examination of domestic and international accounting students' academic performance
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study considers the psychological influences on academic performance using a goal-efficacy framework. Data were gathered using a survey questionnaire (N = 375). The paper is motivated by a repeated high failure rate for a second-year core accounting unit and anecdotal evidence that international students perform poorly in comparison with domestic students. The results demonstrate the role of self-regulated learning strategy as a mediating variable for goal orientation and academic performance. While the analyses suggest no significant differences between domestic and international students with respect to the main psychological variables and academic performance, further analyses reveal that four specific factors of the main psychological variables are significantly different between domestic and international students.
Source: Accounting and Finance
DOI: 10.1111/acfi.12024
Authors: Michelle M. S. Phang, Shireenjit K. Johl, Barry J. Cooper
Institution: Deakin University
Language: English
Subfield: Accounting
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1978709895