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Direct linkRoberts, David – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
This article is concerned with student engagement and understanding in large group teaching in Higher Education (HE). Specifically, it is concerned with the application of Multimedia Learning (MML) methods in Politics, History, International Relations, Sociology, Social Work, and Business and Economics teaching that privilege the use of images to…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Learner Engagement, Large Group Instruction, Multimedia Instruction
Berrett, Dan – Liberal Education, 2013
No matter the college, a class in the principles of microeconomics is likely to cover the discipline's greatest hits. Opportunity cost? Check. Supply and demand? Ditto. The same goes for such topics as comparative advantage, elasticity, and market structures. But these touchstones of the curriculum may only modestly influence what a student…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Hidden Curriculum, Audits (Verification), Institutional Research
Hashemzadeh, Nozar; Wilson, Loretta – College Student Journal, 2007
In this study, we attempt to determine the extent to which students enrolled in economic courses benefit from extensive use of modern technology based teaching/learning tools such as electronic slide presentations. Our results are mixed. We find more support for the traditional teaching pedagogies as compared to what is being customarily used in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods, Technology Integration
Peer reviewedPost, Gerald V. – Journal of Economic Education, 1985
An evaluation of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in economics showed that CAI does improve student scores but not significantly more than traditional assignments. Results indicated that CAI is better than just using lectures to teach economics, and that, while, CAI is not better than traditional assignments, it is not any worse. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Economics Education
Download full textFraas, John W. – 1979
The effectiveness of the simulation-gaming method of instruction as opposed to the lecture-discussion method in teaching a college introductory economics course is examined. One hundred and twenty Ashland College freshmen were tested to determine their knowledge, interest, and training in economics; retention of knowledge seven weeks after the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis
