Learning in Eclectic Formative Assessment Strategies: Experiences of Accounting Pre-service Teachers in one Higher Education Institution
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: One of the goals of Accounting education is to develop graduates capable of equipping learners with analytical skills pertinent to analysing and understanding financial information required for making economic decisions. Gaining and developing the knowledge and skills necessary for learning Accounting demands full engagement from both students and teachers throughout the learning process. This is primarily achieved through the application of wide-ranging formative assessment strategies that allow students to actively engage in learning while being challenged to think critically. This paper, therefore, aims to understand how the eclectic assessment practices of academics in a School of Education in South Africa contributed to preparing pre-service teachers for teaching. It explores the learning experiences of fourth-year Accounting students through eclectic formative assessment strategies. A qualitative case study approach within an interpretive paradigm was employed to explore the experiences of thirty purposively selected Accounting pre-service teachers. Framed by principled eclecticism, a thematic analysis of transcripts generated from semi-structured individual telephonic interviews with thirty students and WhatsApp-based focused group interviews was conducted to elicit students' views on their eclectic formative assessment practices. Insights from this study will be helpful to academics who aim to produce future teachers with the requisite skills to train the future workforce of any country. Teacher education institutions and other higher education institutions would also stand to benefit from the outcomes, which have the potential to guide policy directions to enhance the quality of undergraduate education, which is their key mandate.
Source: Open Books and Proceedings
Authors: Jabulisile Ngwenya, Orhe Arek-Bawa
Institution: University of KwaZulu-Natal
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4407631680