Reviews educational research undertaken during the 1970s which indicated that different types of students would benefit differentially from various types of courses and teaching techniques. Questions why findings from this research has been so largely ignored. A statistical model relating teaching to different types of students is presented.…

The study measured the effectiveness of the film series "Trade-offs" in improving elementary school student economic understanding, cost-benefits of having a teacher trained for "Trade-offs," and models for measuring the relationship between economic achievement and attitude. Results indicate positive impact of the film series, particularly when…

The purpose of this research was to estimate the educational production functions for students belonging to different subgroups in a principles of economics course. Three samples were used: (1) a large lecture class at a large state university (185 students), (2) several small sections taught by different instructors at a small private university…

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…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for the final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This report describes the preliminary findings from the analysis of data produced by the validation tryouts. Student achievement…

Reports the results of a study of the effects of intermediate economics courses on knowledge and understanding of economic concepts among undergraduate students at Harvard University. Courses involved in the study included micro and macro courses, field courses, a theoretical course, and a policy-oriented course. (Author/DB)

This study attempted to determine the effect of a teacher education seminar stressing economic concepts and methodology on the level of understanding in economics held by the students of the participants. There were 19 teachers of 440 students in the experimental group, and 12 teachers of 229 students in the control group. Results are discussed.…

Study results suggest that student achievement and attitudes toward economics at the college level might be improved by a better match between the teaching style of instructors and the learning style of students. (Author/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…

This paper represents the "first report" of a project designed to examine the "efficiency" of the first year economics course at Queen's University, Canada. The aim of this report is to identify and quantify the factors that account for student performance. Construction of the research and a discussion of other research findings are included.…

Attempts to develop an objective pretest for identifying students' levels of knowledge in food and nutrition prior to class instruction and for predicting student performance on the final examination. (Editor/MU)

Subject to ... limitations, probably the most striking general conclusion of this study is that prior study for A" level economics (in the General Certificate of education exam) does not, at the very least, appear to inhibit the success of the future undergraduate. SO 500 262 is a parallel American study. (Author/DB)

Reports the results of a study that examined the relationships among basic skills, choice of assessment mode, and student performance in the general context of student learning strategies. The subjects were first year economics students at a college in Sydney, Australia. (AM)

Reports the results of a study that examined the influence of learning and teaching styles on changes in student achievement in economics and attitude toward economics among undergraduates enrolled in an introductory economics course. (AM)

Compares traditional and recent tests used to measure economic literacy at the secondary school level. Suggests that the new Test of Economic Literacy provides a badly needed replacement for previous tests such as the TEL and relates how the Developmental Economic Education Program (DEEP) affects academic achievement in economics. (Author/DB)