أثر العمر على الأداء عند تعلم الجزء الأول من مبادىء المحاسبة المالية : حالة الطلبة غير التقليدين في كلية الدراسات التجارية بدولة الكويت

Abstract EN

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between student's age and performance; specifically, does the performance of non- traditional students (older students) differ from the performance of traditional students (younger students), when learning principles of financial accounting I.? The study gains its importance due to the scarcity in prior accounting education studies related to this area, in addition to the large sample size that include 2460 students.

An ANOVA indicated that there was a statically significant different between non-traditional students' performance and traditional students' performance where non-traditional students outperformance traditional students.

Also, a correlation analysis showed a statically significant positive relationship between students' age and performance.

The study recommends expanding researches on this area to include other accounting subjects and different research environments