Pedagogical Activities Influencing the Teaching and Learning of Accounting Concepts in Selected Secondary Schools in Kiambu County, Kenya
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Date
2021
Authors
Mwaniki, Kariuki Stephen
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Accounting concepts are very important in Business Studies since accounting skills
are fundamental in fields such as Accountancy, Certified Secretaries, Commerce and
Marketing. There has been a concern on challenges encountered in the teaching and
learning of accounting concepts. These challenges may have effect on students of
Business Studies on the overall performance of the subject. The main purpose of the
study was to determine the pedagogical activities influencing the learning of
accounting concepts in selected Secondary Schools in Juja Sub-County and
appropriate recommendations were made. The objectives of the study were; to
determine teachers’ choice of teaching methods for teaching accounting concepts in
secondary schools in Juja Sub-County, to establish the extent to which instructional
resources were used in the teaching of accounting concepts, to establish the teachers'
and students' attitude towards accounting concepts in teaching and learning of
Business Studies and to determine challenges faced by students in learning accounting
concepts. The study was guided by Vygotsky (1978), Social Constructivist Theory. It
adopted a descriptive research design targeting eight Secondary Schools, eight
Business Studies teachers, eight Heads of Department and approximately one hundred
and ninety Form Three Business Studies students making a total of 206 respondents.
A sample of four Business Studies teachers, Thirty (30) Form Three students and Four
Heads of department. A pilot study was done to enhance the validity and reliability of
research instruments. Data was collected using questionnaires for students and
teachers, interview schedules for Heads of department and observation schedule to
investigate types of instructional resources used. Analysis of data was done using
descriptive statistics in which frequency tables, ranks, mean and standard deviation
were used. Data collected was then coded and analyzed using Statistical Package for
Social Science (SPSS). It was established that most of Business studies teachers made
little or no effort to use learner-centered approaches such as field trips to places of
educational value and use of resource persons with accounting and financial skills to
influence their pedagogy. Further, learners' attitude towards accounting concepts
affected their performance. This means that accounting was taught as an abstract topic
making it difficult for students to comprehend. That means students perform dismally
in this area as the results of the Sub-County show. The researcher recommended that
Business Studies teachers should try and integrate the use of education field trips and
resource persons rich in business knowledge and skills in teaching accounting
concepts. This would improve the quality of pedagogical instructions in Secondary
Schools and ensure improved performance. It was further recommended that Business
Studies teachers, parents, and the school community should encourage learners to
study Business Studies by exposing them to practical entrepreneurship in school and
at their homes. The researcher suggested that more intensive research should be
conducted on the utilization of community resources in the teaching and learning of
accounting concepts. A more intensive research should be done on the utilization of
education technology in the teaching and learning of accounting concepts. The study
was done on urban, suburban and rural environment, the study should be replicated on
purely urban and rural environments.
Description
A Research Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Degree of Masters of Education in the Department of Educational Communication and Technology, School Of Education, Kenyatta University, October 2021
Keywords
Pedagogical Activities, Influencing the Teaching, Learning of Accounting Concepts, Selected Secondary Schools, Kiambu County, Kenya