Verbal and Graphical Strategies in the Teaching of Economics.

Kourilsky, Marilyn; Wittrock, M. C.

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ERIC Number: EJ353189

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Verbal and Graphical Strategies in the Teaching of Economics.

Kourilsky, Marilyn; Wittrock, M. C.

Teaching and Teacher Education, v3 n1 p1-12 1987

This study tested the effectiveness of teaching concepts in high school economics first by verbal instruction and then by graphs or other imagery. Eighty-three high school seniors were taught by the method above, by reversing the order of that method, and by verbal instruction only. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

Descriptors: Economics Education, Graphs, High Schools, Teaching Methods, Verbal Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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