The problem in this descriptive study was to identify and investigate thinking styles used by introductory accounting course students (N=223) at the Hong Kong Baptist University, offering undergraduate honors degrees (three-year institution) and College of International Education - the Hong Kong Baptist University, offering associate degrees (two-year institution), by applying the Sternberg-Wagner Thinking Styles Questionnaire. 253 questionnaires were distributed to introductory accounting course students. 234 questionnaires were returned, of which 11 questionnaires were incomplete. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, box plots, one-way analysis of variance and Van der Waerden procedures. The probability level used is 0.05. The responses to the Sternberg-Wagner Thinking Styles inventory revealed numerous differences between sub-scale scores when students were compared by school attended, major field of study, gender, age, and different accounting majors status (i.e., two-year or three-year institution). Five hypotheses were tested using data obtained from the questionnaire. / The dominant Thinking Styles identified for accounting majors indicated an individual very similar to that described be researchers using the Kolb Learning Style Instrument and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in research of accounting professionals and accounting students. / It is postulated that thinking styles may be an important concept in improving accounting education, and possible future development of individual's intellectual skills necessary for success in the accounting profession. Research in the cognitive process science and opportunities for the improvement in teaching and assessment are briefly discussed. The theory of thinking styles shows promise for understanding cognitive processes and improvement in accounting education. / Thesis (PhDBusinessandManagement)--University of South Australia, 2005.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/267509 |
| Creators | Tang, Lai Yin Tedmond. |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | copyright under review |
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