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Myatt, Anthony; Waddell, Charles – Journal of Economic Education, 1990
Combining data sets showing high school and college performance and controlling for an array of student variables, determines the effect of exposure to high school economics on performance in college-level economics courses. Reports an initial, statistically significant positive influence that decays over time. Descriptive statistics included in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economics Education, High Schools, Higher Education
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Grimes, Paul W.; Niss, James F. – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Reports on an experiment that tested whether course length and concentration affect learning. Using the "Economics U$A" television series, compares student performance in two classes taught over differing time periods. Results implied that concentrated time periods for courses may lead to more concentrated student effort. (LS)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Course Organization, Economics Education
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Grimes, Paul W.; And Others – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Using a standard economics course as a control group, tests the relative effectiveness of "Economics U$A," a telecourse on student achievement and attitudes in both on-campus and off-campus settings. Concludes that the telecourse can be used successfully in nontraditional courses, and that delivery format may have an impact on student…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Course Organization
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Kent, Calvin A. – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Identifies the 6 major elements of entrepreneurship, and examines the treatment of each element by 15 major introductory economics textbooks. Results indicate that entrepreneurship is not adequately covered, causing students to miss important understandings about the workings of the market economy. Recommends that teachers provide supplementary…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Economics Education, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education
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Staten, Michael; Umbeck, John – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Provides a conceptual framework for teaching price theory and the substitution effects of price changes. Uses the example of student choice of course load to illustrate the usual substitution effect of a price change between goods, and is extended to substitution among differentiated products within a heterogeneous good. (LS)
Descriptors: Economics Education, Fundamental Concepts, Higher Education, Models
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Sherry, Robert L. – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Considers the pedagogical and subject matter needs of students in an adult labor education course. Notes that students are motivated working adults, with little time for study, attending the course for assistance in dealing with workplace problems. Teachers need to adjust their approach and rethink economic theories from the students' perspective.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Continuing Education
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Evensky, Jerry; Spuches, Charles M. – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Describes a training program developed for graduate students who serve as instructors of the introductory course in economics instruction at Syracuse University. Considers the problems involved in developing coherence and quality control in a multisection/multiteacher course. Reviews the instructional development process and evaluates the quality…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Economics Education, Graduate Students, Higher Education
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Chang, Cyril F.; Tuckman, Howard P. – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Studies how training in economic education affects teacher optimism concerning the future of the U.S. economic system. Finds that economic education increases teacher optimism. Supports the hypothesis that degree-based and nondegree-based training have different impacts with higher optimism found in the degree-based training. (GG)
Descriptors: Conferences, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Research
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France, Judith; And Others – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Attempts to measure the quality of inservice teacher education programs by examining impact on participating teachers. Uses a random sample of 1,200 K-12 teachers. Results showed economic education programs significantly affected understanding of basic economics and macroeconomic knowledge. (GG)
Descriptors: Economics Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Forster, Bruce A. – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Provides a diagrammatic analysis of S. D. Gerking and J. H. Mutti's framework, illustrating their results and demonstrating additional results. Shows how the out-migration of labor from a country affects wage rates and flow of capital. Aids courses in international trade, economic development, and regional economics. (SLM)
Descriptors: Capital, Economic Development, Economic Research, Economics
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Bergeijk, Peter A. G. van – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Explains the rise and fall of the oil cartel by applying an elasticity of demand analysis. Beginning from the demand side of the market, offers a simple derivation of the elasticity of demand for the cartel's product. Maintains that method helps undergraduates comprehend basic properties, requiring only an understanding of the elasticities of…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economics, Economics Education, Foreign Countries
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Becker, William E.; Waldman, Donald M. – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Contends that, when discrete choice models are taught, particularly the probit model, it is the method rather than the interpretation of the results that is emphasized. This article provides a graphical technique for interpretation of an estimated probit coefficient that will be useful in statistics and econometrics courses. (GG)
Descriptors: Economics, Economics Education, Higher Education, Instructional Development
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Gamble, Ralph C., Jr. – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Points out that, although the analysis of the imposition of an excise tax is widely used in economics courses, the consequences of a change in the tax rate are different and ignored. This article presents an effective way to teach about such a change. (GG)
Descriptors: Economics Education, Fiscal Capacity, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Lawson, Colin W. – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Compares the U.S. and British methods of teaching economics to undergraduate students. Examines the course objectives, the syllabi, the hiring and training of staff, the teaching system, and assessment and monitoring systems. Concludes that the British curriculum focuses on a narrower range of subjects. (GG)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Course Content, Course Organization, Curriculum Development
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Medoff, Marshall H. – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Identifies universities employing the top economists, ranks the top 50 economists from 1971-85, and points out the top 50 young economists. Uses the total number of citations, the rank by mean number of citations, and the mean number of citations to identifying these scholars. Includes ranked lists with the number of citations. (GG)
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Citation Indexes, Economic Research, Economics