How Student Perceptions of Learning Labs Affect Performance in the First Accounting Course

Abstract

A series of noncompulsory team learning labs was implemented in an effort to improve student performance in the first accounting course. Students were surveyed to determine their perceptions of the benefits of each lab experience. Students who perceived the labs to be helpful or very helpful realized an actual benefit as measured by exam performance. These results persist after controlling for academic aptitude as measured by ACT scores and GPA.