A comparison of different study load classifications and their association to student performance: an exploratory study Perera, Luckmika, Kanapathippillai, Sutharson and Wines, Graeme 2016, A comparison of different study load classifications and their association to student performance: an exploratory study, Asian review of accounting, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 134-148, doi: 10.1108/ARA-02-2014-0022. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title A comparison of different study load classifications and their association to student performance: an exploratory study Author(s) Perera, Luckmika orcid.org/0000-0003-4904-818X Kanapathippillai, Sutharson orcid.org/0000-0002-8143-5780 Wines, Graeme Journal name Asian review of accounting Volume number 24 Issue number 2 Start page 134 End page 148 Total pages 15 Publisher Emerald Place of publication Bingley, Eng. Publication date 2016 Summary Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the alternative study load measures (dichotomous full-time/part-time classification and the number of units enrolled) and their association to student performance by using student data from a final year accounting unit in a large Australian university. Design/methodology/approach – Using regression analysis, the authors compare the two measures to ascertain the explanatory power of the two approaches in explaining student performance. Findings – A positive association is found between study loads and student performance when using the “number of units enrolled” measure. This relationship was not found when the dichotomous measure (full-time vs part-time) was used. The results suggest that a scaled measure of study loads is a better measure compared to a binary (dichotomous) measure. Research limitations/implications – The study will assist future researchers to better control for study loads, and also to gain a better understanding of the association between study loads and student performance. This may possibly assist educational institutions and academics to use a more appropriate pedagogical design in the structure of courses when determining study load allocations across the different cohorts. Practical implications – This study will help in methodology of future researchers controlling for study loads and student performance. Originality/value – The study adds to existing literature by providing an alternate study load measure in methodology for controlling for student performance. Language eng DOI 10.1108/ARA-02-2014-0022 Field of Research 130103 Higher Education Socio Economic Objective 930599 Education and Training Systems not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2016, Emerald Group Publishing Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30082508 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Business and Law Department of Accounting Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 31 Mar 2016, 14:50:44 EST Fri, 01 Apr 2016, 04:17:11 EST Mon, 18 Apr 2016, 13:32:26 EST Tue, 10 May 2016, 11:51:54 EST Tue, 10 May 2016, 11:53:21 EST Wed, 09 Nov 2016, 11:45:27 EST Fri, 25 Nov 2016, 14:35:35 EST Mon, 22 Jan 2018, 13:44:52 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 1 times in TR Web of Science Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 461 Abstract Views, 5 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 31 Mar 2016, 14:50:44 EST

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