The journal articles reprinted in this publication were selected to aid scholars interested in doing research on the teaching of college economics or in learning about the results of such research. The preface points out that the readings are not intended to provide advice on how to teach economics better. With the exception of one, all of the…

The purpose of this study was to develop a broadcast economic computer simulation and to ascertain how a lecture-computer simulation game compared as a teaching method with a more traditional lecture and case study instructional methods. In each of three sections of a broadcast economics course, a different teaching methodology was employed: (1)…

Forty-seven abstracts of unpublished research in family economics and home management completed in 1966 are included in this volume. Major code categories are: (1) Home Management, (2) Teaching Home Management, (3) Use of Space, Work Areas, Housing Equipment, (4) Time and Energy, (5) Consumer, (6) Family Economics, (7) Teaching Family Economics,…

Maintains that research in economic education has concentrated on projects for which a quantifiable result is likely. Affirms that course grades and achievement are criteria that are too narrow to measure student performance accurately in economics courses on the college level. Suggests that economists use broader criteria in research and in…

This paper contains survey information relating to the relative performance of economics pupils at"A" level, their feelings about the subject, and the type of teaching to which they are exposed. The primary concern is to stimulate debate about the issues raised. Journal is available from: Economics Association, Room 340, Hamilton House, Mabledon…

A study examined three different approaches to the teaching of economic concepts and the development of problem-solving skills: a real life problem-solving experience, a contrived experience using simulation and gaming, and a discussion-workbook experience. (Author/JR)

To investigate whether economics education makes students more conservative, an attitude instrument was administered to college students taking courses in economics, world civilizations, and education. Results showed that a complex of factors is responsible for the greater conservatism exhibited by some (but not all) of the economics classes…

An economic model in which attitudes toward economics are modified by performance in the course (as grades accumulate) and in which performance is modified by changes in attitude is presented. A test of the model supported the economics of information rationale that informational messages about performance in economics affect attitude. (Author/RM)

Research showed that freshmen, particularly first-semester freshmen, are significantly disadvantaged in the study of economics when scheduled with sophomore students. Economics educators should mix students of different collegiate levels only when it is justified by other educational considerations. (Author/RM)

Participation in an economics workshop had significant positive impact on the economics achievement of the teachers involved and on their opinions about economics as a subject. Teacher workshop participation also had a significant, though indirect, positive impact on students' economics achievement and their opinions about economics. (RM)

The relative importance of teaching and research was the subject of a questionnaire sent to departments of economics throughout the nation. Results indicated that research and teaching are weighted differently in promotion/tenure decisions depending on the type and size of the university or college. (Author/RM)

The discipline of home economics faces a greater shortage of personnel today than it did five years ago. (Author)

Reviews research which compares the effectiveness of programed instruction (PI) in economics to lecture-discussion techniques. Studies demonstrate that students using PI perform as well on examinations as students using the traditional method. There is also some evidence that students using PI retain their learning better. (AM)

Examines trends in undergraduate economics degrees awarded in U.S. colleges and universities in 1998-99. Reports there seems to be a recovery in the number of economic degrees awarded, stating that the recovery started in 1996-97 and has since persisted. (CMK)

Explores the relationship between student personality types and measures of student performance in principles of microeconomics using the Keirsey Sorter, a 70-question Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI); results from the Test of Understanding of College Economics (TUCE); and course grades. Suggests that personality types do affect student…