The Development of Learning Activities to Enhance Soft Skills of Accounting Students in the Research Methodology Course
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Learning Activities, Soft skills, Accounting StudentsAbstract
Soft Skills are essential for accounting professionals. This study employed a quasi-experimental research design. The goal was to design learning activities to improve the soft skills of accounting students enrolled in research methodology courses and to compare the soft skills of accounting students before and after utilizing the designed learning activities. The learning activities were developed by incorporating the framework derived from reflection theory. Using project management techniques and implementing organizational strategies through bullet journaling (BUJO) methods. The population and sample comprised 100 accounting students enrolled in a research methodology course at a Phitsanulok Province university. The sample was divided into 50 experimental and 50 control groups. Non-probability Sampling was used to randomize the classification so that students with varying levels of academic achievement would have the opportunity to collaborate.
After utilizing the devised learning activities, the experimental group's perceptions of their soft skills, particularly interpersonal and communication skills, were higher than those of the control group. Regarding cognitive skills, practical academic skills, and job duties, the students in the experimental group believed that their soft skills were superior. Individual and interpersonal skills significantly improved compared to before the implementation of learning activities, at a statistical level of 0.05. The findings of this study hold theoretical significance in terms of incorporating educational theories into the development of learning activities. Furthermore, this approach can be implemented in the context of accounting education.
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