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Tisha L. N. Emerson; KimMarie McGoldrick – Journal of Economic Education, 2024
Using data from 11 institutions, the authors investigate enrollments in intermediate microeconomics to determine characteristics of successful and unsuccessful students and follow the retake behavior of unsuccessful students. Successful students are significantly different from unsuccessful ones, and unsuccessful students differ by type…
Descriptors: Microeconomics, Student Attrition, Withdrawal (Education), Academic Persistence
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Ahlstrom, Laura J. – Journal of Economic Education, 2021
The author of this article presents a brief introduction to the use of current events news articles in an introductory microeconomics course for business students. Popular press articles are integrated with small-group peer instruction, and student understanding is assessed using student response system, or clicker, questions. Examples of lesson…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Economics Education, Audience Response Systems, News Reporting