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...

There are plenty of theoretical studies addressing how active-based practices and methodologies influence university 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...

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, readings, activities and assessments. This can also lead...

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...

Over the last several years, a new concept has been introduced to college curriculum called "Service Learning". In an attempt to incorporate this concept into an Economics course, a class was created to study the "Economics of Poverty". The class drew students from all majors and combined basic...

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...

The author describes a course designed to build critical thinking skills of undergraduate economics students. The course introduces and uses game theory to study the Bible. Students gain experience using game theory to formalize events and, by drawing parallels between the Bible and common...

We use a broad sample of students to provide insight into the course selection process. Consistent with a learning model, we find that students with more years of college experience select courses that are a better match because they make better use of the information available to them. We also...

Does playing a game in class improve students' ability to analyze the game using game theory? We report results from an experimental design which allows us to test a series of related hypotheses. We fail to find support for the conjectured learning-enhancing effects and discuss what lessons can...

This paper explores a complementary method of teaching economics founded in the service learning approach, and evaluates the effectiveness of service learning programs where final-year students of college engaged in Community Service provide microeconomic assistance to underprivileged...