Winecon: An Evaluation

This paper presents the results of an evaluation of the WinEcon computer‐based learning (CBL) software released into the academic community in September 1995. The focus of the paper is the impact of continued and directed WinEcon use on students’ learning as measured by their examination results. Th...

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Published inJournal of economic surveys Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 221 - 231
Main Authors MacDonald, Ziggy, Shields, Michael A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK and Boston, USA Blackwell Publishers Ltd 01.04.1998
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Economics
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Teaching methods
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Summary:This paper presents the results of an evaluation of the WinEcon computer‐based learning (CBL) software released into the academic community in September 1995. The focus of the paper is the impact of continued and directed WinEcon use on students’ learning as measured by their examination results. The subjects of the study were the 240 Leicester University students enrolled on the 1995/96 introductory microeconomics course who were categorised by their use of WinEcon. Using traditional regression and decomposition techniques, we show that directed use of WinEcon can enhance exam performance by a small but significant proportion, enough to improve the pass rate of the overall course.
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ISSN:0950-0804
1467-6419
DOI:10.1111/1467-6419.00053