Open AccessThe relationship between the National Senior Certificate and the National Benchmark Test for accounting students at a South African university
Author(s) -
Riley Carpenter,
Lily Roos
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the business and management review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2047-2862
pISSN - 2047-2854
DOI - 10.24052/bmr/v12nu01/art-23
Subject(s) - certificate , accounting , test (biology) , benchmark (surveying) , medical education , psychology , political science , medicine , business , geography , computer science , paleontology , geodesy , algorithm , biology
The South African accounting profession needs racial transformation. Consequently, students pursuing the chartered accountant (South Africa) (CA(SA)) designation, especially at-risk Black students, require adequate support. To be successful, the support must be driven by factors influencing students’ academic performance. As prior academic performance is one such factor, this study examines the relationship between the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams and the National Benchmark Test (NBT) for students enrolled in an accounting degree at a South African university. Due to numerous moderate and strong correlations between NSC and NBT results, without multicollinearity, it was concluded that both sets of results should be considered as factors contributing to students’ academic performance. The findings highlight the need for further empirical research on NSC and NBT results as determinants of success for accounting students.