Specially designed materials were used for a class that combined the teaching of beginning shorthand and beginning typing in a 50-minute period. A comparison was made (1) between the typing skill of the combined class and a beginning typing class taught in the traditional manner and meeting 50 minutes daily and (2) the shorthand skill gained by…

A report of an experiment which attempted to motivate students in straight-copy typing and the effects of the conditions upon typing speed and accuracy. The effects of the conditions did not prove to be significant. (HD)

Reveals that, prior to the 1970s, businesses did not hire blacks for managerial positions, but today American businesses are eager for black managers, producing a great increase in black matriculation in the nation's Master's of Business Administration programs. Profiles of blacks who were business school pioneers are presented. (GR)

This article presents the findings of an exploratory study into the perceptions of a culturally and linguistically diverse cohort of management students (n = 236) about the use of video as a teaching and learning tool. The results show that while students are generally favorable toward audiovisual materials, the choice of content, how the medium…

This paper examines the effects of alcohol consumption on university undergraduate students in eight management schools in the province of Ontario, Canada. The study establishes two contrasting groups--the socially oriented and the academically oriented. It elaborates on the potential consequences that excessive drinking may have on the learning,…

Little research in economic education has dealt with MBA programs. The authors investigated student performance in a microeconomics/managerial economics course taught in a one-year MBA program at the German International School of Management and Administration in Hanover, Germany, during the 2002-5 academic years. After controlling for other…

A competency-based performance contract instructional approach to teaching advanced shorthand at Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois) revealed that better-prepared or independent-study oriented students were favored more by the approach than less-able students needing constant teacher guidance. The instructor spent an increased amount of…

Results of this study involving 280 college business students showed that student effort increased significantly using the contract grading method. (MM)

Pre- and postcourse responses from 166 business students confirmed that test-taking and lack of understanding of statistics were the highest sources of anxiety. Statistics course grade was influenced by math anxiety and computer experience. At course end, the greatest improvement was seen in understanding statistics; test anxiety was reduced…

Describes an ongoing evaluation of the Junior Achievement elementary school program that includes formative, summative, and longitudinal studies. The formative phase discovered that the curriculum was appropriate for urban and suburban children, for both genders, and for a diverse array of ethnic groups. The summative study showed the need to…

This study investigates the differences between students' conceptions of learning management via traditional instruction and Web-based learning environments. The Conceptions of Learning Management Inventory (COLM) was administered to 259 Taiwanese college students majoring in Business Administration. The COLM has six factors (categories), namely,…

Student-centred learning has the potential to engage a more academically diverse student body than the more conventional teacher-centred approaches. In spite of the evidence in favour of student-centred learning, a recent study showed that it was ineffective for around 30% of undergraduates in a large and diverse group studying business operations…