This paper aims to provoke thinking about the way people can use computers to learn, the way tutors or instructors can integrate them into their curriculum, and the consequences for the way that the computers themselves are laid out and timetabled. Our experience (Ryan, M., Wells, J., Freeman,...

This research evaluates Minimal Economic Knowledge (MEK) in Germany - that is, basic knowledge of economic facts, concepts, and causal relationships needed for understanding and successfully participating in the economy. It is addressed to gain an understanding of the level of Minimal Economic...

There exists considerable evidence from educational measurement theorists that constructed-response questions add little new information about student achievement beyond that provided by multiple- choice questions. The purpose of this paper is to view this issue through the eyes of an economist,...

An analysis of student-managed funds’ operations in 35 universities in the U.S. was conducted with the data collected through an Internet-based survey. The results indicate that CAPM is used in most SMFs as the means to estimate the required rate of return. Value Line and Wall Street...

There exists considerable evidence from educational measurement theorists that constructed-response questions add little new information about student achievement beyond that provided by multiple- choice questions. The purpose of this paper is to view this issue through the eyes of an economist,...