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Direct linkClark, Christopher; Scafidi, Benjamin; Swinton, John R. – Journal of Economic Education, 2011
The authors provide the first estimates of the impact of peers on achievement in high school economics. The estimates are obtained by analyzing three years of data on all high school students who take Georgia's required economics course and its accompanying high-stakes End of Course Test (Georgia Department of Education). They use an instrumental…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Academic Achievement, High School Students, Peer Influence
Evans, Brent A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Prior researchers (Anderson et al. 1994; Ballard & Johnson 2004; Hoag & Benedict 2010) have shown that different math abilities do not equally correlate with success in economics, yet no research has specifically compared algebra and geometry skills as predictors of economics success. In the first essay, I find that students' standardized…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Algebra, Geometry
Webb, Krista Faith Huskey – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the experiences of secondary social studies teachers who implemented Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in history/social studies, science and technical subjects in social studies courses requiring End of Course Tests at secondary schools in one suburban…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching Experience, Common Core State Standards
Marri, Anand R.; Ahn, Meesuk; Crocco, Margaret Smith; Grolnick, Maureen; Gaudelli, William; Walker, Erica N. – Social Studies, 2011
The issues surrounding the federal budget, national debt, and budget deficit are complex, but not beyond the reach of young students. This study finds scant treatment of the federal budget, national debt, and budget deficit in high schools today. It is hardly surprising that high school teachers spend so little time discussing these topics in…
Descriptors: High Schools, Current Events, Debt (Financial), Secondary School Teachers
Download full textBeavers, Sharon – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2011
The primary purpose of this twelve-week case study was to explore the use of a cooperative learning strategy with small groups of students in a 12th-grade economics class as diverse learners prepared for tests. The complete case study was based on observations of students, student surveys, focus group interviews, and interviews with educators at…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Case Studies, Interviews, Cooperative Learning
