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Santicola, Craig F. – American Journal of Business Education, 2015
The literature indicates that there is a lack of learning outcomes in economics that can be attributed to the reliance on traditional lecture and the failure to adopt innovative instructional techniques. This study sought to investigate the student learning effects of academic controversy, a cooperative learning technique that shows promise in the…
Descriptors: Macroeconomics, Cooperative Learning, Economics Education, Quasiexperimental Design
Wiechowski, Linda; Washburn, Terri L. – American Journal of Business Education, 2014
Student learning outcomes and course satisfaction scores are two key considerations when assessing the success of any degree program. This empirical study was based upon more than 3,000 end-of-semester course evaluations collected from 171 courses in the 2010-2011 academic year. The study, conducted at a Midwestern business college, considered the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Financial Services, Economics Education, Comparative Analysis
Dana, Heather; Hancock, Carol; Phillips, JoDee – American Journal of Business Education, 2011
Students live in an information and knowledge management economy in which the dissemination and analysis of information requires intellectual, technical and interpersonal skills. As a direct response to higher education's challenge to produce more engineers, scientists, and business professionals, universities have increased the numbers of…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Research Proposals, Communication Skills, Writing Skills
Hadsell, Lester; MacDermott, Raymond – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
An extensive database of exam scores is studied to determine the effects of a grading policy that drops the lowest exam score. We find evidence that some students engage in strategic behavior, either by understudying for one of the exams or missing one altogether, but the vast majority of students show no evidence of strategic behavior. We also…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Tests, Scores, Grades (Scholastic)
He, Yunke; Banham, Heather – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Using time series data, this study shows that domestic students' academic performance is generally better than international students' performance, but the gap is significantly narrowing as international students' performance is improving over time. The study also shows that there is no strong correlation between the percentage of international…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Achievement Gains
Berry, Thomas – American Journal of Business Education, 2008
Pre-tests are a non-graded assessment tool used to determine pre-existing subject knowledge. Typically pre-tests are administered prior to a course to determine knowledge baseline, but here they are used to test students prior to topical material coverage throughout the course. While counterintuitive, the pre-tests cover material the student is…
Descriptors: Pretesting, Prior Learning, Student Motivation, Money Management