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Marsh, H. W. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
University students viewed a videotaped lecture which was experimentally manipulated to vary in content coverage and lecturer expressiveness and then completed an objective exam. Some students were given external incentive to do well. Results indicate that better performance was associated with added incentive, better content coverage, and more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Incentives, Learning Theories

Gremmen, Hans; Potters, Jan – Journal of Economic Education, 1997
Presents the results of a study that measured the efficacy of an international economics simulation among undergraduates. The simulation consisted of a macroeconomics game where students develop economic policies for four hypothetical countries. A multiple choice test and posttest questionnaire suggests that classroom games are more effective than…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Economics Education, Educational Games, Fundamental Concepts