Improving Economic Understanding of Students in Junior College Economic Principles Courses.

Barr, Saul Zusman; Carr, Glenna D.

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ERIC Number: EJ232730

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980

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Improving Economic Understanding of Students in Junior College Economic Principles Courses.

Barr, Saul Zusman; Carr, Glenna D.

Community/Junior College Research Quarterly, v4 n3 p219-24 Apr-Jun 1980

Describes a study comparing a conventional textbook/lecture teaching method and a teaching method based on current event readings with lectures and class discussions. The study sought to show whether improvement in students' understanding of economics was influenced by teaching method and selected characteristics of students and teachers. (AYC)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Community Colleges, Economics Education, Influences, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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