Comparison of Traditional and Blended Learning Methods in terms of Academic Satisfaction of Accounting Students

The rapid advancement of technology and student needs for flexibility and convenience in education, have required universities to make changes to traditional teaching methods. The blended learning method, which uses the technological facilities of E-learning and the social benefits of the traditional learning, is a solution to meet this need. This study, with the aim of comparing students' satisfaction of blended and traditional education of Intermediate accounting 1, tries to introduce a new method for accounting education. In this quasi-experimental study, 142 students from different universities are divided into experimental and control groups. The electronic content used in the blended method is prepared and implemented by the researcher before the first semester of the 99-98. After teaching in blended and traditional methods, at the end of the semester, students' satisfaction of the manner and characteristics of meetings, course communication, educational videos and lesson content is measured by a reliable and valid questionnaire. Data is analyzed through T-test. According to the research findings, the satisfaction of students in the two groups is not significantly different. This research is conducted before the coronavirus epidemic and the requirement of universities for E-learning. Using the results of this study, universities can have better planning for accounting education in the post-corona era.