State Curriculum Mandates and Student Knowledge of Personal Finance.

Tennyson, Sharon; Nguyen, Chau

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ERIC Number: EJ640424

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Publication Date: 2001

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State Curriculum Mandates and Student Knowledge of Personal Finance.

Tennyson, Sharon; Nguyen, Chau

Journal of Consumer Affairs, v35 n2 p241-62 Win 2001

A financial literacy test was administered to 1,643 high school students in 31 states. State mandates for generic consumer education were not associated with higher scores. Students in states requiring specific personal finance coursework scored significantly higher than those in generic-mandate or no-mandate states. (Contains 23 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Consumer Education, Curriculum, High Schools, Money Management, State Legislation

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Language: English

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