| Description |
1 online resource (894 pages) |
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Elgar original reference |
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Elgar original reference.
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| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Foreword; PART I A HISTORY OF ECONOMIC EDUCATION; 1 A history of economic education; PART II TEACHING; Section A Techniques; 2 Case use in economics instruction; 3 Teaching with context-rich problems; 4 Using cooperative learning exercises in economics; 5 Improving classroom discussion in economics courses; 6 Let experience be the guide: experiential education in economics; 7 Classroom experiments; 8 Interactive lecture demonstrations: adapting a physics education pedagogy for use in the economics classroom |
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9 Using Just-in-Time Teaching to promote student learning in economics10 Making the large-enrollment course interactive and engaging; 11 Teaching economics Socratically; 12 Writing for learning in economics; 13 Incorporating media and response systems in the economics classroom; 14 Distance education: course development and strategies for success; 15 Economics blogs and economic education; Section C Assessment; 16 Methods of assessment in the college economicscourse; 17 An expected proficiencies approach to the economics major; Section D Contextual Techniques; 18 Ethics and critical thinking |
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19 Feminist pedagogy and economics20 Integrating race, gender and class; 21 Economics and literature: the gains from trade; 22 The interdisciplinary approach to teaching economics; 23 Pluralism in economics education; 24 Threshold concepts in economics education; Section E Elementary, Secondary Economic Education; 25 Economic education in American elementary and secondary schools; 26 Organizations focused on economic education; Section A Principles Courses; 27 The purpose, structure and content of the principles of economics course |
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28 The principles of economics textbook: content coverage and usageSection B Measurement Techniques of Student Performance and Literacy: College and High School; 29 Measurement techniques of student performance and literacy: college and high school; Section C Factors Influencing Student Performance in Economics; 30 Research on the effectiveness of non-traditional pedagogies; 31 Factors influencing performance in economics: graphs and quantitative usage; 32 Student characteristics, behavior, and performance in economics classes |
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33 Factors influencing student performance in economics: class and instructor characteristicsSection D What Every Economist Should Know about the Evaluation of Teaching: A Review of Literature; 34 What every economist should know about the evaluation of teaching: a review of the literature; Section E Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; 35 Data resources and econometric techniques; 36 Learning from physics education research: lessons for economics education; 37 Journals and beyond: publishing economics education research; PART IV CONTENT |
| Summary |
The International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics provides a comprehensive resource for instructors and researchers in economics, both new and experienced. This wide-ranging collection is designed to enhance student learning by helping economic educators learn more about course content, pedagogic techniques, and the scholarship of the teaching enterprise.-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Economics -- Study and teaching.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Education.
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Economics -- Study and teaching
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Nationalekonomi.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McGoldrick, KimMarie.
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| LC no. |
2011934812 |
| ISBN |
9781781002452 |
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1781002452 |
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