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This paper describes the experiences of team-teaching a course about the culture and economy of Spain in Spanish. Our pedagogical approach is interdisciplinary and experiential learning through short-term international travel combined with classes in the US. Conducted in Spanish, the course...
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theory and empirics. The recent FRED Excel based application permits students to easily collect, manipulate, and plot … macroeconomic data. It also allows students to use this information to validate and reinforce the theoretical models discussed in …
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students in critical action. Critical action takes students beyond critical thinking, teaching them to think critically in …, students critically analyzed the neo-classical rational actor model of market failure, and then designed a project to … simultaneously test this model and undertake a socially beneficial activity. Students' reactions to the project are presented and …
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problem set effects for. Graded problem sets raised the average students' exam performance enough to increase their course GPA … by one-third of a letter grade. Hardworking, scholastically below-average students' receive additional academic …
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Based on providing quicker, electronic feedback to enhance student learning, a natural experiment was used to assess the benefit of changing quizzes from in-class to online in the Principles of Finance course at a technological university in the Midwestern United States. Online homework and the...
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The purpose of this study is to examine a controversial debate whether students who spend more time on completing the … students' efforts) on an assignment and students' learning outcomes. The study uses a unique dataset with the students’ out …
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Using museum exhibits to engage students in experiential learning has not been largely explored by economists …. Instructors can enhance the cognitive experience of students at the museum by tying the course content to appropriate exhibits …
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students will fail to understand most current economic literature. This will hinder their academic and professional … advancements. On the other hand, if he uses mathematics extensively, then the students might apply the mathematical techniques … complementary training tool promises a solution to the problem. Besides, it will improve the writing skill of the students and train …
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students' level of performance. However, there is a scarcity of works that bring empirical evidence to sustain the existence of … a positive link between the students' involvement in experience-based learning methods and their academic results. The … aim of this paper is to examine the impact exerted by an experiential learning based educational methodology on students …
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