Accounting Students‟ Learning Satisfaction of Professional Subjects as Basis for Continuous Improvement

The study aimed to determine the satisfaction and problems encountered of accounting students in learning professional subjects from the institutions of higher learning in Batangas City, Philippines in terms of learning style, teaching style of the professors and facilities. The researchers used the descriptive method in conducting the study. The samples were randomly selected per school using stratified proportional allocation. The study revealed that the use of various teaching aids makes the student satisfied in terms of the teaching strategy of the professor. The students are less satisfied to the university’s quickness to respond to student suggestions about improving facilities through suggestion boxes and the ways they do it. The study also showed that there is no significant difference in variables as to learning style. However there is a significant difference as to teaching style in terms of age, sex and year level, as well as in facilities in terms of program and also in year level as it interpreted highly significant. And the most common problem encountered by accounting students is not taking down notes, outlining and practicing problem-solving skills.

Keywords: learning satisfaction, accounting, learning style, teaching style