Volume 11, Issue 3, June 2015, Pages 598–607
Jade Ballado-Tan1
1 College of Business Administration, University of Eastern Philippines, Philippines
Original language: English
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The study determined the level of in terms of curriculum and program of studies, instruction, admission and retention, administrative support to instruction, and physical facilities and resources. It looked into the relationship of these factors to the performance of the graduates in the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure examination.
One hundred twenty-four (124) respondents were considered in the study which utilized the descriptive-correlational method. A survey questionnaire was administered to determine the level of provisions on curriculum. Official results of the examination were retrieved from the Professional Regulation Commission. The study employed frequency counts, weighted means, ranking and multiple regression analysis as statistical tools.
Provisions on curriculum and program of studies, instruction, admission and retention, and administrative support to instruction were rated very good by the respondents while physical facilities and resources were rated good. Performance of graduates is above the national passing percentage, though, graduates do not make it in the first attempt. The performance in the examination of the respondents was significantly related with instruction and administrative support but had no significant relation with curriculum and program of studies, admission and retention, and physical facilities and resources The institution has adequate and functional provisions on curriculum and instruction. However, the institution still needs to improve the physical facilities and resources. The study recommends that instruction be given much emphasis so as to prepare the students for the licensure examination. The administration should lend support to curriculum and instruction to ensure that students are given the best preparation for the examination.
Author Keywords: Curriculum, Instruction, Administration Support, Performance, Admission and Retention.
Jade Ballado-Tan1
1 College of Business Administration, University of Eastern Philippines, Philippines
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The study determined the level of in terms of curriculum and program of studies, instruction, admission and retention, administrative support to instruction, and physical facilities and resources. It looked into the relationship of these factors to the performance of the graduates in the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure examination.
One hundred twenty-four (124) respondents were considered in the study which utilized the descriptive-correlational method. A survey questionnaire was administered to determine the level of provisions on curriculum. Official results of the examination were retrieved from the Professional Regulation Commission. The study employed frequency counts, weighted means, ranking and multiple regression analysis as statistical tools.
Provisions on curriculum and program of studies, instruction, admission and retention, and administrative support to instruction were rated very good by the respondents while physical facilities and resources were rated good. Performance of graduates is above the national passing percentage, though, graduates do not make it in the first attempt. The performance in the examination of the respondents was significantly related with instruction and administrative support but had no significant relation with curriculum and program of studies, admission and retention, and physical facilities and resources The institution has adequate and functional provisions on curriculum and instruction. However, the institution still needs to improve the physical facilities and resources. The study recommends that instruction be given much emphasis so as to prepare the students for the licensure examination. The administration should lend support to curriculum and instruction to ensure that students are given the best preparation for the examination.
Author Keywords: Curriculum, Instruction, Administration Support, Performance, Admission and Retention.
How to Cite this Article
Jade Ballado-Tan, “PERFORMANCE IN THE ACCOUNTANCY LICENSURE EXAMINATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES: A LOOK AT CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 598–607, June 2015.
