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ERIC Number: EJ546416
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-9072
Persistent Diversity, Learning and Convergence among First Year University Students of Economics.
Bonetti, Shane; Smith, Ian
Scottish Educational Review, v28 n2 p100-12 Nov 1996
Administration of the Test of Understanding in College Economics to 79 British college freshmen before and after a required introductory economics course revealed that students with little prior exposure to economics typically did not achieve the knowledge level of more experienced students by course end. Results were not affected by intelligence, motivation, or gender. Contains 60 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Freshmen, Economics Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Knowledge Level, Microeconomics, Pretests Posttests, Prior Learning, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Test of Understanding in College Economics