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Economic Literacy among Beginning Higher Education Economics Students in Japan and Germany and Its Socio-Demographic Influencing Factors
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Reichert-Schlax, Jasmin; Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, Olga; Happ, Roland; Yamaoka, Michio; Asano, Tadayoshi; Abe, Shintaro – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2022
In view of cross-national student mobility and increasing internationalization of the labor market, a common understanding of economic concepts as well as awareness for country-specific factors influencing economics education is essential. Therefore, the development of instruments that allow for comparable investigation across countries is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Mobility, Labor Market, Global Approach
Employing Text Messaging as an Instructional Tool: Effects on Academic Achievement and Sense of Connectedness
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Sell, Mary Ellen – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This quasi-experimental, non-equivalent groups study investigated the effects of instructional text messages on the academic achievement and sense of connectedness of high school students enrolled in economics classes in north Georgia. Previous research on text messaging has shown that it (a) is the preferred method used by adolescents for…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Sense of Community
The Effects of Textbooks on Economics Understanding and Attitudes in High School Economics Courses.
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Walstad, William B.; Scyoc, Lee Van – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1990
This study analyzed factors that contribute to economics learning and attitudes toward economics among high school students taking an economics course. Results indicate a number of teacher, student, course, and school variables that affect economics learning and attitude formation. Textbooks appear to have a significant effect. (Author/IAH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economics Education, High Schools, Influences
Economic Thinking in China: Economic Knowledge and Attitudes of High School Students.
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Shen, Ruth; Shen, T. Y. – Journal of Economic Education, 1993
Reports on a study of economic knowledge and attitudes of 873 upper secondary school, Chinese students. Finds that Chinese students performed better than northern California students on the Test of Economic Literacy. Concludes that the relatively high level of economic knowledge and the impact of Western economic ideas will encourage further…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Comparative Education, Curriculum Design, Economics
What Is High School Economics? Factors Contributing to Student Achievement and Attitudes.
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Walstad, William B.; Soper, John C. – Journal of Economic Education, 1989
Presents study which extends the analysis of economic understanding and attitudes of high school students using a national data set of the Test of Economic Literacy (TEL). Using matched pre- and posttest scores, the study investigated factors that explained level of posttest economic achievement or attitudes and analyzed reasons for gains in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economics Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Joint Determination of Current Classroom Performance and Additional Economics Classes: A Binary/Continuous Model.
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Beron,Kurt J. – Journal of Economic Education, 1990
Presents objectives, methodology, and results from a binary model that studies data from a 1987 nationwide survey of high school students taking the Test of Economic Literacy (TEL). Links current economics class performance to perceived usefulness of additional economics courses. Advocates curriculum reassessment. Includes tables showing results.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Correlation