Errors by Concept This report presents the types of errors that students made while using the Tutor.
Tutor:  Transaction Analysis Tutor
Data Collected:  All data from 2010-08-01 to 2010-09-24
For:  Quantum
Accounting Equation  
Error Description Students Making This Error  Overall Frequency % of All Errors
Reported an increase for an account when there should have been a decrease or vice versa 495 3477 31.5%
Included an account that is not involved in the transaction 484 3262 29.5%
Put an account in the wrong A/L/E category 460 2805 25.4%
Reported the incorrect amount for an account 254 730 6.6%
Put an account in the accounting equation more than once for a transaction 150 352 3.2%
Tried recording the effect of a non-transaction 83 313 2.8%
Did not enter a numerical value for the amount 74 114 1.0%
       
Accounting Journal      
Error Description Students Making This Error  Overall Frequency % of All Errors
Put debit or credit amounts in the wrong journal column 278 805 34.2%
Included an account in the journal that is not involved in the transaction 256 559 23.8%
Did not put debits first for a journal entry 240 439 18.7%
Entered the wrong debit or credit amount in the journal 148 253 10.8%
Put negative amounts for debits and credits in the journal 85 129 5.5%
Put an account in a journal/ledger entry more than once for a transaction 46 52 2.2%
Entered both a debit and credit amount for a single account 26 44 1.9%
Did not enter a numerical value for the debit or credit amount in a journal entry 38 41 1.7%
Did not enter a debit or credit amount 29 30 1.3%
       
Accounting Ledger      
Error Description Students Making This Error  Overall Frequency % of All Errors
Put debit or credit amounts in the wrong ledger column 184 590 67.8%
Entered the wrong debit or credit amount in the ledger 101 193 22.2%
Put negative amounts for debits and credits in the ledger 17 31 3.6%
Did not enter a numerical value for the debit or credit amount in a ledger entry 24 31 3.6%
Entered both a debit and credit amount for a single account 14 25 2.9%