ABSTRACT

In this chapter, l briefl y present the context of the study and describe the procedural and experimental design used to test the hypotheses stated in Chapter 5 .

This study was conducted at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU), located in central Zimbabwe (see Figure 6.1 ). All participants were undergraduate fi rst-year students enrolled in a fi nancial accounting subject offered by GZU in the Faculty of Commerce. Participants were enrolled in 13 majors, including accounting.