The problems and potential benefits of a term paper for an upper-division economics course are explored, and trends over 3 years are reported. The industrial organization course involves writing an industry case study term paper. Three concerns that are addressed in a term paper guide are discussed: topic selection, the organizational structure of…

Fiscal and monetary policies taught in macroeconomic principles courses are concepts that might require both lecture and simulation methods. The simulation models, which apply the principles gleened from comparative statistics to a dynamic world, may give students an appreciation for the problems facing policy makers. This paper is a report of a…

Based on interviews with instructors Breece and Polak who state that the benefits of implementing FAIRMODEL in the classroom (usually intermediate macroeconomics and the first course in graduate macroeconomics) greatly outweigh the costs. Concludes that students benefit from the use of FAIRMODEL by gaining marketable skills currently in demand by…

Elementary children of all ability levels benefited from participating in the Mini-Society, which is a highly individualized economics education program. Significant gains in terms of economic decision making, attitude toward school, and attitude toward learning were manifested by low, middle, and high ability youngsters. (RM)

This study evaluated the use of video production supplements in an upper-level applied microeconomics course. The presentation mode was interactive viewing. With respect to economic understanding, users and nonusers of the videos did about equally well. However, the user group did not exhibit the frequently reported negative attitude toward…

College students enrolled in a microeconomics course enthusiastically responded to the use of interactive video tapes. The tapes varied in length from 5 to 40 minutes and covered all the major topics in the course. The advantages of an interactive video program are discussed. (RM)

This article discusses the goals of the economics education movement in the United States, assesses the relative achievement of those goals, and raises several questions regarding future efforts in economics education. (CT)

Suggests ways in which teachers of economics and English on the college level can cooperate to improve student understanding of economic concepts and performance in economic courses. (DB)

Discusses the Consumer and Homemaking Study, a comprehensive review of funded home economics programs undertaken by NIE. Presents the areas covered, input from home economists, nature of the study, effectiveness of programs, responsiveness of programs, key questions on responsiveness, and reactions to the study. (CT)

Identifies problems associated with having recent PhDs introduce college students to economics, gives the history of a Teacher Training Program intended to alleviate these problems, describes materials developed for use in training college teachers of economics, and suggests teaching methods. (Author/DB)

Reports on a faculty evaluation system used at the College of Business Administration of the University of Georgia. Data analyzed included effects of publications, teaching experience, departmental affiliation, school from which Ph.D. was granted, and teaching effectiveness on faculty member's salaries. (Author/DB)

Discusses the growth of quantification and mathematical rigor in articles in scholarly economic journals. Discusses also some implications of this trend for economic education. (DB)

Presents opinions on various issues related to consumerism in the United States and questions how students in economic education classes can be helped to understand economic issues. (Author/DB)

Discusses the Stock Market Game in which teams of students buy and sell stocks. Reviews information on the costs and benefits of the game and its uses. Examines game strategies through the economics of capital markets. Concludes that substantial costs in class time may be outweighed by benefits in some classroom situations. (DK)

For many students macroeconomics is very abstract; it is difficult for them to imagine that the theories are fundamentally about the coordination of human decisions. The author developed a simulation game called Steer the Economy that creates the possibility for students to make the decisions of the firms that are implicit in macroeconomic models.…