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- Title: Using Cooperative Learning Structures to Enhance Pedagogical Effectiveness in Accounting (Manuscripts)
- Author : Academy of Educational Leadership Journal
- Release Date : January 01, 2004
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 220 KB
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ABSTRACT The business environment of corporate America is changing rapidly and has necessitated a change in accounting education to keep pace with the needs of the business world. Accounting educators are being urged to reevaluate the curricula and focus on improving students' critical thinking, communication and interpersonal skills, and active participation in the learning process. Businesses need more speed, flexibility, and integration to operate successfully in both the local and global economies. They are finding that the flow of information across business functions is critical to achieving good decision-making. To facilitate the flow of information, companies are developing various types of work teams. The purpose of this study is to discuss the proposed changes in accounting education, provide an overview of the use of teams in the workplace, introduce THE GAME, a structured and collaborative exercise designed to increase student participation in the learning process, and develop some short activities that students work on collaboratively. These exercises contribute to active learning, critical thinking, problem solving, and interpersonal skills, which are attributes critical for success in the accounting profession.