ERIC Number: EJ1299126
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 9
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Economic Experiments in a Classroom Improve Learning and Attitudes toward Economics: A Case Study at a Community College of the City University of New York
Journal of Education for Business, v96 n5 p308-316 2021
The author investigates the learning efficiency of economic experiments, an innovative instructional tool that re-creates the outside world within the classroom. This tool enables the instructor to create an economic environment whereby students experience how their decisions and interactions create the market forces predicted by the economic theory. The findings show (a) improvement in students' attitudes toward the subject, (b) perceived improvement in understanding the material, and (c) increase in assessments' scores.
Descriptors: Experiments, Class Activities, Economics Education, Microeconomics, Experiential Learning, Positive Attitudes, Student Satisfaction, Instructional Effectiveness, Community Colleges
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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