| Errors
by Concept |
This report presents the types of
errors that students made while using the Tutor. |
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| Tutor: Transaction Analysis Tutor |
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| Data Collected: All data from
2010-08-01 to 2010-09-24 |
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| For: Quantum |
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| Accounting Equation |
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| 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% |
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| Accounting Journal |
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| Error Description |
Students Making This Error |
Overall Frequency |
% of All Errors |
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| Put debit or credit amounts
in the wrong journal column |
278 |
805 |
34.2% |
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| Included an account in the journal that is not
involved in the transaction |
256 |
559 |
23.8% |
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| Did not put debits first for
a journal entry |
240 |
439 |
18.7% |
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| Entered the wrong debit or credit amount in the
journal |
148 |
253 |
10.8% |
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| Put negative amounts for
debits and credits in the journal |
85 |
129 |
5.5% |
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| Put an account in a journal/ledger entry more than
once for a transaction |
46 |
52 |
2.2% |
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| Entered both a debit and
credit amount for a single account |
26 |
44 |
1.9% |
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| Did not enter a numerical value for the debit or
credit amount in a journal entry |
38 |
41 |
1.7% |
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| Did not enter a debit or
credit amount |
29 |
30 |
1.3% |
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| Accounting Ledger |
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| 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% |
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