Effects of various student, teacher, and school system characteristics on levels of student economic understanding and learning in grades five-12 were studied. Particular attention was paid to which schools were participating in the Developmental Economic Education Program (DEEP). (Author/RM)

This report relates the impact of workshop training on the pupils of the teacher-participants and considers sex, IQ scores, grade point average, socioeconomic status, type of program in which enrolled, and news magazines read as variables. The results indicate the influence of workshop training in student achievement on the Text of Economic…

An analysis of the way 10 high school economics textbooks treat the topics of other economic systems, labor, role of government, and environment showed that the texts present free enterprise principles to the exclusion of other ideas. Topics which, if included, would provide a more balanced overall treatment are discussed. (RM)

This research investigated the influence of a teacher education program on students' affective personality growth. Both affective and cognitive measures proved to be significant predictors of probable success in teaching home economics. (Editor/TA)

Reports on a study of 1,119 students in introductory college economics courses to determine the impact of high school economics on student achievement. Finds that prior high school economics was positively and significantly related to students grades in both introductory microeconomics and macroeconomics courses. (CFR)

Investigates factors affecting teacher attitudes and the resultant impact on student learning. Uses data from a 1987 National Assessment of Economic Education (NAEE) survey. Finds that state-mandated economics courses cause a decrease in teacher enthusiasm but that training in how to teach economics increases teacher enthusiasm and has a positive…

Investigates trends in the percentage of high school graduates taking economics using data from the "1994 High School Transcript Study" (HSTS) that analyzes the transcripts of approximately 25,000 students who graduated in 1994. Indicates that about 44 percent of high school graduates took a course in economics in 1994. (CMK)

It is hypothesized that, in comparison to the traditional approach, the case studies approach is a more effective way to teach the concept of elasticity of demand. The sample consisted of 26 students, with an average age of 16 years, 9.3 months, who were enrolled in an advanced economics course in an English boy's school. The students were divided…

"Give & Take" is a series of 12 15-minute television/film programs and related print materials on consumer economics designed to improve the economic knowledge and decision-making skills of 13- to 15-year-old students. This report describes the processes and presents the results of"Give & Take" formative evaluations…

The document introduces a project to develop course packages integrating innovative and conventional economics teaching techniques. The major objective of the project was to improve productivity in economics teaching at the college level. The document is presented in four sections. Section I explains that the project was initiated in 1976 by TEFRC…

A course in macro economics, designed to teach economic concepts and to improve student attitudes toward the discipline, is described. It is divided into 10 weeks of core study, using a self-instructional package, and 4 weeks for student options. Objectives of the core study are application of economic concepts to current events, feedback through…

This study was conducted to identify: (1) student teaching competencies in home economics which cooperating teachers could assume as their major responsibilities, (2) methods and techniques that have been effectively used and which ought to be implemented to help cooperating teachers assume responsibility, and (3) roles that three groups of…

Reports findings from a study conducted at Richfield (Minnesota) Senior High School conducted to determine whether or not there are differences in personal economic understanding between secondary students who have completed a basic business course and those who have not. It appears that some economics course is needed to increase the level of…

This article describes past and present economic education programs in Hawaii, and recent findings relating to the effectiveness of these programs and to the current level of economic literacy in Hawaii. (Editor)

"Trade-Offs," a series of television programs in economics education for children nine to thirteen years old, was found to enhance both cognitive achievement and attitude formation. A semester teacher workshop was also found to be more effective than either a one-day or a three-day workshop. (RM)