Senior high school students’ learning styles in cost accounting in Ghana

The purpose of this classroom-action research is to improve the learning styles of our students in the study of cost accounting in a private Senior High School in Ghana.

All the 15 students in the class took part in the study because they all lacked the requisite learning skills. We gave assignments and tests to the students and provided them with feedback. Students took part in the planning of lessons. They assessed themselves and they commented on our evaluation of their learning. In addition, they used the SQ5R learning method to improve their reading skills. We used observation, interview guides, and questionnaires to collect data. We presented the results in tables and used percentages to analyse the findings.

Pre-intervention results showed that most of the students were auditory learners, followed by visual students. A few of the students did not fall into any specific group. However, post-intervention results showed that most of the students preferred kinaesthetic and visual learning styles. The least preferred learning style was independent learning or reflection. In spite of these findings, we can conclude that our students were diverse groups of learners who can be successful and effective if they adopt good study habits.

The study is the first of its kind that sought to determine the learning styles of business students in a Ghanaian Senior High School.

Research paper.