The Effectiveness of Economics Instruction in Two-Year Colleges

Because many students in four-year colleges have transferred from junior colleges, it is important to know something about the quality and effectiveness of the instruction they received in the two-year schools. Weidenaar and Dodson add to the growing literature on economic education in two-year coll...

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Published inThe Journal of economic education Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 5 - 12
Main Authors Weidenaar, Dennis J., Dodson, Joe A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, D.C., etc Taylor & Francis 01.10.1972
Joint Council on Economic Education
Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, etc
Subjects
College students
Colleges
Economic models
Economics
Economics education
Junior colleges
Posttests
Standardized tests
Study and teaching
Teachers
Two year college students
Two year colleges
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Summary:Because many students in four-year colleges have transferred from junior colleges, it is important to know something about the quality and effectiveness of the instruction they received in the two-year schools. Weidenaar and Dodson add to the growing literature on economic education in two-year colleges with this report on the effectiveness of economics instruction, factors influencing student performance, and student attitudes toward economics. The TUCE was used in the 10 schools participating in the study. The predictor variables included sex, economics background, major field, mathematics background, age, precourse grade expectations, interest in economics, ACT scores and others. The instructor's background and experience were also considered in terms of their effects upon student test performance.
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ISSN:0022-0485
2152-4068
DOI:10.1080/00220485.1972.10845357