Academic Achievement Of Bachelor Accounting Students: A Study On Attributes Of High Achievers

This exploratory study seeks to understand the characteristics of high achievers for the Bachelor of Accountancy Program. Data on 67 high performing students' are obtained from the university's records database. The instrument for this study was a survey questionnaire, administered to third year undergraduate accounting students who scored cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.5 and above out of 4.0. A set of questions were prepared to measure students' motivation, learning time and effort. The findings indicate that majority of high achievers are female (86.6%), and 97 percentage of them pursuing bachelor accounting degree to satisfy their personal goal or to continue a career that they love. Sample students are with a very high pre-admission grade. Regarding specific characteristics of high achievers, the results show that they are highly motivated students, and put a great effort into their studies that help them to succeed in their academics. The results also provide evidence that on average, students who entered with diploma scored higher grade point average (GPA) in their third-year examination in comparison to students who entered bachelor degree with matriculations. However, no difference in the overall performance (CGPA) between these two groups indicating, students who enter the program from matriculation were not able to maintain their performance when the subjects become tougher at the higher level.