Principles of Economics students at Mississippi State University were provided the opportunity to use computer assisted instruction (CAI) as a supplemental study activity. Students were free to choose the extent of their computer work. Throughout the course, weekly surveys were conducted to...

The article provides an overview of the main steps in the change of the Russian school in the twentieth century. There is analyzed the problem of achieving a balance between equal access to education and individualization of learning

The article analyzes the characteristics of students’ cognitive sphere. Desire to promote independence of students in gaining knowledge was the main impetus for the creation by the author of the textbook of "Practical studies"

A growing number of today’s college students attend local 2-year community colleges. Many of these students will ultimately transfer to major universities in pursuit of the traditional Bachelors degree. The question of whether such transfer credits adequately prepare students for future...

This article, deposited for archival purposes with Repec, contains the submission of the UK-based Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE) on the benchmarking of research assessment in economics in the UK, to a consultation organised by the Economics and Social Science Research Council (ESRC)...

As South African universities experience extremely low graduation rates, academic staff implement a range of interventions, for instance tutorial programmes, in order to improve student performance. However, relatively little is known about the impact of such tutorial programmes on students’...

The purpose of this article is to discuss the possibility of using e-learning in higher education and corporations to improve quality and employee effectiveness. There is no agreement about its influence on results of education among authors of publications regarding e-learning. Some authors...

This study presents an empirical examination of the factors influencing undergraduate students to choose enrollment in an economics course via a distance education delivery format - specifically, a telecourse. The results indicate that age, work status, living distance to campus, and previous...

This study employs a regression discontinuity design in order to provide direct evidence on the effects of grades earned in economics principles classes on the decision to major in economics and finds a differential effect for male and female students. Specifically, for female students,...

The mathematical models used in intermediate macroeconomics have become increasingly more sophisticated and challenging for students to learn. This paper demonstrates how mathematics software, such as Maple, can be used to design a simulation as a pedagogical aid. The paper proceeds by...