Emerging technology gives us the ability to harness the power of the computer as
a tool to improve student achievement. A comprehensive managerial accounting
case-study, Light (Building Block of Accounting – A Managerial Perspective, I See
The Light), has been created using these emerging technologies to create the
following: a unique case for each student, an artificial intelligent grading modular, a
twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week high speed feedback modular capable
of providing unlimited feedback, all with no additional instructor resources. We can
now provide students with an internet leaning tool never before possible. Based on
previous studies, this tool may be able to improve students’ attitude and
performance. In this study, students downloaded Light from an internet site,
http://www.cybertext.com, worked at their own pace and uploaded an answer
sheet whenever they wanted feedback. Cybertext graded the students' solution
every time they uploaded their work to the server, keeping the latest score as the
case study score. A multiple regression analysis of the final exam score on the
case study score and the number of uploads the students used was analyzed.
This study rejected the null hypothesis stating that this case study has no affect
on the student’s performance in the final exam score, concluding that it has
statistically significant effect on the student’s performance in the course’s final
exam.