A study on the impacts of expectations, motives, and preparedness on the academic performance of DLSU freshman accountancy students

• Main Authors: Cuenca, Janna Kaye Citron, Delos Reyes, Rogenelle Anne Argao, Manotok, Evangeline Kizza Marie Tankiang
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2023
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Business students—Psychology; Accounting—Study and teaching; Accounting; Education
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdb_acc/73; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etdb_acc/article/1112/viewcontent/A_study_on_the_impacts_of_expectations_motives_and_preparedness.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Accountancy is one of the most challenging programs in the business field. Correspondingly, accountancy students have been struggling with their academics primarily due to the gaps in existing curricula in accounting education. A few studies address this gap by examining the impact of expectations, motives, and preparedness on academic performance; however, none of the studies were conducted in the Philippine setting and in the context of the Bachelor of Science in Accountancy program at De La Salle University- Manila (DLSU). Hence, this paper assessed the impacts of expectations, motives, and preparedness on the academic performance of freshmen accountancy students from DLSU. Through a self-administered online survey, a total of 213 valid responses were gathered and analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results revealed that preparedness has a positive influence on academic performance measured by term GPA, suggesting that students who are more college-prepared perform better academically. Furthermore, motives had a negative influence on term GPA, denoting that having high motives for attending university and taking up a degree in accountancy can lead to lower academic performance. To improve students’ academic outcomes, it is recommended for school administrators, faculty members, and accountancy students to foster a more productive and positive learning environment.