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Twenty-three years of teaching economics with technology 用科技教了23年经济学
IF 2.1 4区 经济学
International Review of Economics Education Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2023.100279
Marianne Johnson , Martin E. Meder
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引用次数: 0
Using Netflix Original Series to teach economics: A diversity and inclusion approach 使用Netflix原创剧集教授经济学:多元化和包容性方法
IF 2.1 4区 经济学
International Review of Economics Education Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2023.100278
Amel Ben Abdesslem , Julien Picault
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引用次数: 2
Improving student performance: Playing Survivor 提高学生表现：扮演幸存者
IF 2.1 4区 经济学
International Review of Economics Education Pub Date : 2023-10-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2023.100277
Alina F. Klein, Rudolf F. Klein
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引用次数: 0
Teaching economics in higher education with universal design for learning 高等教育经济学教学的普遍性设计
IF 2.1 4区 经济学
International Review of Economics Education Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2023.100273
Ambrose Leung, Lavinia Moldovan, Michael Ata
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引用次数: 0
Teaching economics of monetary union with the IS-MP-PC model 用IS-MP-PC模型讲授货币联盟经济学
IF 2.1 4区 经济学
International Review of Economics Education Pub Date : 2023-09-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2023.100276
Ivo J.M. Arnold
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引用次数: 0
Decomposing a pre- post-test outcome to measure the effect of cooperative learning on student achievement 分解测试前后的结果来衡量合作学习对学生成绩的影响
IF 2.1 4区 经济学
International Review of Economics Education Pub Date : 2023-09-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2023.100274
Tisha L.N. Emerson , KimMarie McGoldrick , Jamie Wagner
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引用次数: 0
Choice of data visualization tool: FRED or spreadsheets? 数据可视化工具的选择：FRED还是电子表格？
IF 2.1 4区 经济学
International Review of Economics Education Pub Date : 2023-09-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2023.100275
Diego Mendez-Carbajo , Alejandro Dellachiesa
{"title":"Choice of data visualization tool: FRED or spreadsheets?","authors":"Diego Mendez-Carbajo ,&nbsp;Alejandro Dellachiesa","doi":"10.1016/j.iree.2023.100275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2023.100275","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We study the impact that the choice of data visualization tool has on student ability to create a graph and interpret the information contained in it. We use a systematic random assignment approach and control for student demographic and academic characteristics. We compare the use of spreadsheets to the use of FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) among 471 undergraduate students of statistics for business and economics. We find that although there is no statistical difference between groups in the number of started assignments, the number of completed FRED assignments is significantly larger than the number of completed Google Sheets assignments. With that caveat, we find no association between the choice of data visualization tool and the proportion of correctly built graphs, average frustration, and perceived difficulty reported by students when building the graph. We document lower confidence in the task among female students and students who used FRED.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45496,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Economics Education","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 100275"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50186703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
The Economic Statistics Skills Assessment (ESSA) 经济统计技能评估
IF 2.1 4区 经济学
International Review of Economics Education Pub Date : 2023-09-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2023.100272
Douglas McKee, George Orlov
{"title":"The Economic Statistics Skills Assessment (ESSA)","authors":"Douglas McKee,&nbsp;George Orlov","doi":"10.1016/j.iree.2023.100272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2023.100272","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this paper, we document the design, development, and validation of a new multiple-choice assessment created to test student knowledge and understanding of probability and statistics concepts used in economics. High quality measures of student skills and understanding are useful for course and program evaluation, analysis of pedagogical innovation, and identifying misconceptions and gaps in students’ prerequisite knowledge in more advanced courses. Alternatives such as final examinations often do not provide the desired coverage and are difficult to compare across terms and institutions, and student evaluations of teaching (SETs) may reflect student sentiment rather than the quality of instruction and overall student learning. Until now, the only standard assessment appropriate for undergraduate economics courses was the Test of Understanding College Economics (TUCE), which tests introductory economics knowledge.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45496,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Economics Education","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 100272"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50186599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Studying like a nerd: Spacing, self-testing, and explanatory questioning in principles of microeconomics 像书呆子一样学习：微观经济学原理中的间隔、自我测试和解释性提问
IF 2.1 4区 经济学
International Review of Economics Education Pub Date : 2023-08-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2023.100271
Gabriel X. Martinez
{"title":"Studying like a nerd: Spacing, self-testing, and explanatory questioning in principles of microeconomics","authors":"Gabriel X. Martinez","doi":"10.1016/j.iree.2023.100271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2023.100271","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ineffective study strategies breed overconfidence, bad grades, misplaced blame, and little long-term learning. The psychological learning-science literature suggests that pedagogies based on spacing, self-testing, and explanatory questioning push back against these tendencies and improve learning. This hypothesis was tested by comparing the results in “Chalk-and-Talk” versus “Active Learning” microeconomics courses that used learning science insights. In the latter, the better students were more likely to earn As and middle students’ grades averaged about a letter grade higher. Weaker students’ failures and Bs were both more frequent. The quality of comments on the readings and lecture completion were highly significant predictors of over-performance for above-median students. Required practice exams and preparation time were significant predictors of over-performance for below-median students.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45496,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Economics Education","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 100271"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50186577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Teaching methods and materials in undergraduate economics courses: School, instructor, and department effects 经济学本科课程的教学方法和材料：学校、讲师和系效
IF 2.1 4区 经济学
International Review of Economics Education Pub Date : 2023-07-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2023.100270
Laura J. Ahlstrom , Cynthia Harter , Carlos J. Asarta
{"title":"Teaching methods and materials in undergraduate economics courses: School, instructor, and department effects","authors":"Laura J. Ahlstrom ,&nbsp;Cynthia Harter ,&nbsp;Carlos J. Asarta","doi":"10.1016/j.iree.2023.100270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2023.100270","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>There has been very little change in how the economics profession teaches undergraduate students over the last 25 years. This study examines the effects of school, instructor, and departmental characteristics on teaching methods and materials used in undergraduate economics courses. We employ the regression framework originally used by Harter, Schaur, and Watts (2015a), but differentiate our work from prior research by using a single survey sample, separating descriptive statistics by course type, adding new dependent variables (e.g., use of adaptive learning technologies), and creating figures to represent predicted probabilities for a variety of variables. We find, among other things, that changes in departmental policies, such as teaching loads and class sizes, along with shifts in the composition and characteristics of faculty members (e.g., male vs. female or years of teaching experience) may have unintended consequences on instructors’ teaching practices. These findings have implications for school and departmental policies that could affect the quality of undergraduate economics course instruction.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45496,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Economics Education","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 100270"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50186578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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