Perceptions of the Usefulness of Virtual Learning Environments in Accounting Education: A Comparative Evaluation of Undergraduate Accounting Students in Spain and England
As the power of the virtual world continues to manifest itself in people’s quality of life and capabilities (including learning), this paper aims to assess accounting students’ perceptions of the usefulness of Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) to their learning experiences. It also considers the f...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/141298 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/141298 https://doi.org/10.1080/09639284.2013.814476 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Virtual learning environment (VLE) e-learning Technology-enhanced learning Accounting education |
| Sumario: | As the power of the virtual world continues to manifest itself in people’s quality of life and capabilities (including learning), this paper aims to assess accounting students’ perceptions of the usefulness of Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) to their learning experiences. It also considers the factors that may influence students’ preferences for the VLE compared to face-toface learning. The study administered a structured questionnaire to final-year undergraduate accounting students in two universities, one in Spain and the other in England, and applied t-test, correlation and factor analyses. Although the results show that students from both countries find VLE tools and techniques useful for their learning, within the frame of the contingency theory of education, the study found that students’ perceptions of the usefulness of VLEs are strongly dependent upon their country of study, due to the significant differences between Spanish and English students in five of the seven VLE contextual factors. |
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