During the past 10 years, teaching with computer technology, such as e-mail and the Web, has become customary throughout undergraduate economic education. The authors review the literature on the implications for student learning, present specific educational activities that use a number of different computer technologies, and discuss growing…

Describes the Web site, EcEdWeb, that provides support for economics education and includes four sections: (1) data and info (annotated links to economics data); (2) K-12 teaching (online material for teaching economics); (3) college teaching; and (4) web teaching (ideas for using the World Wide Web to teach economics). (CMK)

Introduces the Online section in the "Journal of Economic Education" that identifies exemplary interactive material for teaching and learning economics. Describes the selections for the section in this issue of the journal and states that the featured Web sites illustrate important direction for teaching using hypermedia and computer-assisted…

Uses test questions from the Basic Economics Test (BET) to reveal that elementary students are capable of understanding economics concepts. Maintains that neither ethnic background nor parental income makes a difference in economic learning. The most statistically significant determinant of improved scores was the extent to which a concept was…

A survey of economics and business college students showed that students were unfavorably disposed toward large classes. In attempting to explain the attitude of students toward large classes, the instructor's popularity and students receiving high grades improved the course rating. Course subject matter and student gender also made a difference.…

Describes and evaluates an instrument designed to measure college student attitudes toward income distribution. Findings from a study of student attitudes toward income distribution as a result of economics instruction indicate significant changes did take place. (DB)