TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This research applies a quasi-experimental research method to investigate the impact of an innovative resource titled “Accounting Exercise” (teaching intervention using physical movement and lyrics) on learning motivation and performance on a group of students enrolled in a first-year undergraduate accounting course in Japan.Design/methodology/approach Five classes were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (two classes) or a control group (three classes). In the experimental group, 90 students participated in a 15-min “Accounting Exercise” at the commencement of lectures over three consecutive weeks. The remaining 133 students assigned to the control group did not participate in the Accounting Exercise.Findings The findings indicate that the Accounting Exercise provided stimuli in maintaining students’ learning motivation. This finding is important for entry-level students where learning motivation has the potential to influence students’ future decisions on major areas of study and career choices.Originality/value This finding is important for entry-level students where future career options are decided. This effect is also believed to contribute to reducing the declining numbers of students in accounting majors.
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
SN  - 2049-372X
DO  - 10.1108/MEDAR-02-2015-0006
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/MEDAR-02-2015-0006
AU  - Sugahara Satoshi
AU  - Sugao Hisayo
AU  - Dellaportas Steven
AU  - Masaoka Takahiro
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - The effect of body-movement teaching, learning motivation and performance
T2  - Meditari Accountancy Research
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 414
EP  - 437
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -