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Impact of Interactive Accounting Quizzes on Students’ Retention of Accounting Knowledge in Nigerian Polytechnics

Abstract

The retention of accounting knowledge is an important aspect of effective Accounting Education because students need to remember and apply previously learned concepts in subsequent courses and professional situations. Interactive accounting quizzes provide students with opportunities to retrieve, review, and reinforce accounting knowledge through engaging question-and-answer activities. However, conventional assessment practices may provide limited opportunities for frequent knowledge reinforcement and immediate engagement with accounting concepts. This study examines the impact of interactive accounting quizzes on students’ retention of accounting knowledge in Nigerian polytechnics. The study is aimed at determining whether the use of interactive accounting quizzes improves students’ ability to retain previously learned accounting concepts over time. Interactive accounting quizzes involve structured question-based learning activities through which students actively recall and apply accounting concepts. The quizzes may contain questions on financial accounting, management accounting, bookkeeping, financial reporting, and other relevant areas of accounting. They can be administered through digital platforms or other interactive learning environments and may provide immediate feedback that enables students to recognize and correct errors. Regular participation in such quizzes can provide repeated retrieval opportunities and encourage students to review accounting concepts in an engaging and structured manner. Students’ retention of accounting knowledge refers to their ability to recall, recognize, explain, and apply accounting concepts after an initial learning period. Strong retention enables students to maintain previously acquired knowledge and use it when solving accounting problems or learning more advanced concepts. Interactive accounting quizzes may improve retention by encouraging repeated retrieval, reinforcing important concepts, identifying areas of misunderstanding, and providing opportunities for corrective feedback. Frequent engagement with accounting questions may therefore strengthen students’ ability to retain accounting knowledge beyond the immediate classroom learning experience. The study will adopt a quasi-experimental research design. The population will consist of Accounting Education students in selected Nigerian polytechnics, from which an appropriate sample will be selected and assigned to relevant instructional groups. Data will be collected using an accounting knowledge retention test administered at appropriate stages of the study to measure students’ ability to retain previously learned accounting concepts. The instrument will be subjected to appropriate validity and reliability procedures before administration. Data obtained will be analyzed using descriptive statistics and an appropriate inferential statistical technique to determine the impact of interactive accounting quizzes on students’ retention of accounting knowledge. The study is expected to establish that interactive accounting quizzes have a positive impact on students’ retention of accounting knowledge. Students exposed to interactive quizzes are expected to demonstrate stronger retention of previously learned accounting concepts than students who receive conventional instructional activities without comparable quiz-based reinforcement. The study may further establish that repeated retrieval, immediate feedback, and active participation in accounting quizzes contribute to students’ ability to recall and apply accounting knowledge after instruction. The findings are expected to have implications for the teaching and learning of Accounting Education in polytechnics. Accounting lecturers may need to incorporate interactive quizzes into classroom instruction, revision activities, assignments, and digital learning programmes. Regular quizzes can provide students with opportunities to retrieve previously learned information while helping lecturers identify areas where additional explanation or reinforcement is required. The use of interactive assessment may also make accounting learning more engaging and encourage students to participate actively in the learning process. The study is expected to be significant to accounting students, lecturers, polytechnic management, curriculum developers, and other stakeholders in Accounting Education. Students may benefit from improved retention and stronger recall of accounting concepts, while lecturers may gain an effective instructional and assessment approach for reinforcing learning. Polytechnic management may benefit from evidence supporting the use of interactive digital learning tools, while curriculum developers may consider incorporating regular formative and technology-supported assessment activities into Accounting Education programmes. The study may also contribute to improving students’ preparedness for advanced accounting courses and professional learning. The study recommends that Nigerian polytechnics should encourage the use of interactive accounting quizzes as part of regular teaching, revision, and assessment activities. Lecturers should develop relevant quizzes that cover important accounting concepts and provide students with timely feedback on their performance. Digital platforms may also be utilized to facilitate frequent and accessible quiz activities both inside and outside the classroom. The study concludes that interactive accounting quizzes can provide an effective approach for reinforcing accounting knowledge and improving students’ ability to retain concepts learned during instruction.

Keywords: Interactive Accounting Quizzes, Accounting Students, Retention of Accounting Knowledge, Accounting Knowledge, Interactive Learning, Quiz-Based Learning, Knowledge Retention, Accounting Education, Formative Assessment, Retrieval Practice, Accounting Learning, Digital Assessment, Learning Reinforcement, Student Engagement, Accounting Achievement