An Analysis of the Competency of First Year BS Accountancy Students:

A Basis for Curriculum Improvement

This questionnaire is designed to analyze of the competency of first year BS

accountancy students as a basis for curriculum improvement. You are requested to
accomplish the general questionnaire carefully and honestly. None of your answer will
be considered wrong.

Rest assured that any information that you will provide will be treated with the
greatest confidentiality and anonymity.

Part I. Demographic Profile of the Respondents

Name (Optional):__________________________________

1. Sex: ( ) Male ( ) Female

2. Age: ______ years old

3. Educational Background

a) School Graduated: __________________________________________

b) Academic Distinction: ( ) With highest Honors

( ) With Honors
( ) Achiever
( ) None

c) Grades:

d) General Average: Grade 11 ____% Grade 12 ____%

Part II. Questionnaire Proper

Direction: Please rate your answers based on the scale provided below. Please put a
checkmark () on the choice that corresponds to your answer.

Strongly Agree - 4
Agree - 3
Disagree - 2
Strongly Disagree - 1

1. Level of Academic Competence

My reading/language and arts skills allow me to… 4 3 2 1
1. connect texts to other passages easily. ___ ___ ___ ___
2. make judgment about the written texts’ content. ___ ___ ___ ___
3. identify the facts in single reading only. ___ ___ ___ ___
4. understand the grammar and structure of the
___ ___ ___ ___
language used.
5. develop vocabulary useful in generating
___ ___ ___ ___
resourceful ideas.
My mathematics skills allow me to… 4 3 2 1

1. ___ ___ ___ ___

2. ___ ___ ___ ___

3. ___ ___ ___ ___

4. ___ ___ ___ ___

5. ___ ___ ___ ___

My creative thinking skills allow me to… 4 3 2 1
1. manipulate precise and intricate ideas. ___ ___ ___ ___
2. construct logical arguments and expose illogical
___ ___ ___ ___
arguments.
3. organize random thoughts into relevant groups. ___ ___ ___ ___
4. use resources at hand to produce creative
___ ___ ___ ___
solutions to problems.
5. define ideas, compare viewpoints and decide
___ ___ ___ ___
what the best answer is.
2. Relationship of Academic Competence to Accounting Competencies
My academic competencies influence my
accounting competence in basic accounting 4 3 2 1
concepts in a way that I can…
1. understand basic accounting terminologies
___ ___ ___ ___
easily.
2. define in my own words the basic accounting
___ ___ ___ ___
principles and concepts.
3. identify the normal balance of different accounts. ___ ___ ___ ___
4. recognize the connection among the various
___ ___ ___ ___
definitions of accounting.
5. familiarize myself with the accounting cycle
___ ___ ___ ___
concept.
My academic competencies influence my analytical
accounting competence in a way that I can 4 3 2 1
understand…
1. that not all debits are increases and not all
___ ___ ___ ___
credits are decreases.
2. how the journal entries affect the general ledger. ___ ___ ___ ___
3. the nature of a transaction as to whether
___ ___ ___ ___
accountable or not.
4. how the accounting equation works and can be
___ ___ ___ ___
manipulated.
5. the processes involved in the accounting cycle. ___ ___ ___ ___
My academic competencies influence my problem
4 3 2 1
solving competence in a way that I can…
1. formulate my own solutions aside from what is
___ ___ ___ ___
provided by the instructor.
2. solve accounting problems accurately. ___ ___ ___ ___
3. identify easily the effect of transactions to an
___ ___ ___ ___
account in a given problem.
4. provide solutions in good form despite time
___ ___ ___ ___
pressure.
5. answer problems quickly even with missing
___ ___ ___ ___
information.

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