We conducted a survey of about ten different pedagogical tools with students of seven different small undergraduate business classes with average class size of 27 students. We propose that the higher the students' agreement with specific pedagogical methods the higher their motivation as well as their learning outcomes. A statistical significance test was performed to account for the most effective pedagogical methods--oral presentations and multiple-choice mini-tests. Further methods found to be effective were classroom discussions, in-class exercises and quizzes, and an even workload plus a diversified portfolio of graded items along with a horse-shoe teaching arrangement. Results help business educators--especially who are relatively new to teaching--to strengthen their course outcomes.