IMPACT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE ON STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN LAGOS STATE
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2016-03
Authors
Alao, O.E
Ogor, E.O.
Ishola N.A
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Delta Business Education Journal (DBEJ)
Abstract
This study investigated the impact ofquality assurance on students'performance in Financial Accounting in colleges of education in Lagos State. Some of the specific objectives were to: examine the nature of quality assurance; examine the current level ofstudents'performance in Financial Accounting; investigate the impact of quality assurance on students' performance in Financial Accounting; and identify the strategies for enhancing students' performance in Financial Accounting through effective quality assurance. Adopting descriptive survey research design, all government colleges ofeducation in Lagos Stateformed the scope of this study. All business education students offering Financial Accounting in colleges of education in Lagos State served as population of the study. Specifically, two colleges of education (one federal and one state) were
randomly selected as sample. A total ofone hundred and seventeen (117) students' respondents and eleven (11) lecturers' respondents eventually emerged as sample. Data collection instrument used was questionnaire. Simple percentages and mean were used to analyse data collectedfrom research questions while T-test was used to analyse dataforthe hypotheses at 0.05 level ofsignificance using the Statistical Packageforthe Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Thefindings ofthe study showed that thepractice ofquality assurance in colleges of education in Lagos State has been below the standard; the performance ofstudents in Financial Accounting was poor; the impact of quality assurance on the performance of students in Financial Accounting has not yielded noticeable outcome that conforms to the objectives ofquality assurance; and that the strategies used in quality assurance lackedproper monitoring and constant inspection. It is, therefore, recommended that all the stakeholders in colleges of education in Lagos State should rise up to their responsibility of being actively involved in the effective implementation of quality assurance for the actualization of its laudable objectives
which is evident in improved performance in Financial Accounting for self-development and national economic development in general
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Quality Assurance, Financial Accounting, Business Education, Students' Performance
Citation
Ishola N.A, Alao O.E & Ogor P.O (2016) IMPACT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE ON STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN LAGOS STATE Delta Business Education Journal Vol. 6 No. I