Can Economic Concepts be Learned and Remembered: A Comparison of Elementary Students.

Laney, James D.

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ERIC Number: EJ394436

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Publication Date: 1988

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Can Economic Concepts be Learned and Remembered: A Comparison of Elementary Students.

Laney, James D.

Journal of Educational Research, v82 n2 p99-105 Nov-Dec 1988

This study compared the learning and retention of the "scarcity" and "opportunity cost" concepts by students in grades one, three, and six. Results suggest a need for empirical research on factors affecting the retention of economic concepts by students in the early primary grades. (JD)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Consumer Economics, Cost Estimates, Economics Education, Elementary Education, Purchasing, Retention (Psychology)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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