The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of good university governance, teaching quality of lecturers and student satisfaction. It also aims to examine the effect of learning facilities on good university governance and student satisfaction. 361 students of the Faculty of Economics, Semarang State University, were involved in this…

The Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) represents an alternative method of instruction to both conventional lecturing and programmed learning. The purpose of this paper is to report on an experiment in which the PSI technique is employed on a microeconomics course in which a one semester introductory course was a prerequisite and was…

In this short article, a professor describes the inductive instructional method he has successfully used in his introductory college economics course. (Author/RM)

This brief article describes an effective means of teaching economic principles at the college level through a system of personalized instruction. (Author/RM)

Points out reasons why research on the validity of student evaluation of teacher performance is so varied and inconclusive. Examines different types of inputs and outputs in research on teacher effectiveness. Findings indicated that the student evaluations do measure short-run variable inputs of the teacher. (Author/DB)

Students of graduate instructors in principles of economics courses learned as much as students of regular faculty members. They also rated their instructors lower, although they received higher grades. The results are compared with those of Lamphear and McConnell (EJ 026 801) and Oates and Quandt (EJ 026 800). (IM)

An examination of the recent history of economic education attempts to evaluate teaching effectiveness in the USA and England, leading to several recommendations in goals and instructional methods. (KM)

Describes a theoretical model for evaluating college faculty that can improve faculty performance and resource allocation. Characteristics of the model, appropriate evaluation criteria for teaching, research, administrative, and other activities, and departmental procedures for determining evaluation criteria and weights are discussed. (AM)

Reports the results of a study which examined the relationship of both student and course characteristics to student rankings of instructors. The 1984 data (n=1,333) showed that 67% of the variation in students' evaluations was explained by instructor-specific variables. Presents detailed regression analysis tables and includes copies of the…

Data gathered from a course and professor evaluation questionnaire shows student evaluations appear to possess substantial credibility as measures of educational output, while TA performance and student grade expectations do not exert a quantitatively important influence. (JB)

Macroeconomics is a controversial subject because it matters so much to so many people, the "right theory" changes from decade to decade, and economists cannot do controlled experiments like other scientists. Secondary and college level teachers should not give way to political or ideological pressure. They should teach the fundamentals.…

An argument that teaching introductory economic analysis can be made more effective with self-paced instruction using appropriately designed materials such as films, cassettes, and programmed learning units. (Author/AV)

Provides an overview of papers presented at the Scholarship of Teaching Economics conference held at the University of Melbourne (Australia) in July 2000. Considers who should determine the curriculum, what should be taught, and how the curriculum should be taught. (RLH)

Attempts to measure the quality of inservice teacher education programs by examining impact on participating teachers. Uses a random sample of 1,200 K-12 teachers. Results showed economic education programs significantly affected understanding of basic economics and macroeconomic knowledge. (GG)

In this study the simulation/game Marketplace is shown to have little comparative advantage over common instructional techniques in student learning and attitudes toward economic concepts. (Author/DE)