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Effekte von Erhebungsart und -zeitpunkt auf studentische Evaluationsergebnisse

Lütkenhöner, Laura - 2012

Es gibt keine einheitliche Praxis hinsichtlich der methodischen Konzeption und des Zeitpunkts der Datenerhebung bei studentischen Lehrveranstaltungsevaluationen. Um den Einfluss solcher Aspekte zu untersuchen, wurden in 18 Wirtschaftsvorlesungen der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster...

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Magnitude and Divergence of Student Evaluations

Pruitt, J. Ross; Dicks, Michael R.; Tilley, Daniel S. - 2011

beginning and end of the semester. Previous research suggests that end of semester evaluations reflect initial expectations …

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Recognising and Building on Freshman Students’ Prior Knowledge of Economics

Cameron, Michael; Lim, Steven - 2011

The results of three surveys of freshman economics students (2008-2010) at the Waikato Management School, New Zealand, suggest that incoming students have significant levels of prior economics knowledge. Given this head start in knowledge, we have expanded our freshman lecture material with more...

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‘Economics with Training Wheels’ : Using Blogs in Teaching and Assessing Introductory Economics

Cameron, Michael - 2015

. This paper explores the use of blogs in the teaching and assessment of a small (40-60 students) introductory economics … paper. The role of blogs as a teaching, learning and assessment tool are discussed. Using qualitative and quantitative data … collected across four semesters, students’ participation in the blog assessment is found to be associated with student ability …

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Absenteeism and Exam Performance : Evidence for Introductory Microeconomics

Lin, Tin-Chun - 2010

The effect of absenteeism on students’ exam performance during an introductory microeconomics course was examined. The focus was on the impact of absenteeism in the prior exam period on current exam performance. Results showed a negative and significant correlation – one additional class...

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Economic Behavior in Student Ratings of Teaching : Revenge or Reward?

Lin, Tin-Chun - 2008

In this paper, we apply economic behavior analysis to the issue of grades and student ratings of teaching, and develop econometric models (both OLS and 2SLS methods) to test the hypothesis that students rate their professors primarily based upon their midterm grades. Our findings reveal that...

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Writing to Learn Mathematics Intensive Economics Courses

Teng, Jimmy - 2013

Writing should be an integral component of mathematics intensive economic courses. The economic teacher is faced with a dilemma. If he does not use mathematics and teaches economics informally relying mainly on words and diagrams, then the students will fail to understand most current economic...

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Can American Students Learn Economics in a Foreign Language and Learn Spanish in an Economics Course?

Kish-Goodling, Donna; Marx, Joan F. - 2003

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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A Mechanical Model for Teaching Macroeconomics

Chester, David - 2017

The commonly used method for representing macroeconomics as a social system is by assuming the existence of a number of agencies (or entities) and of their various connecting links. In practice this is achieved and illustrated by the use of a block-and-flow diagram. For the case being considered...

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The Benefits of Asynchronous Discussion in a Hybrid Economics Course : Evidence from a Large Enrollment Economics Course

Roach, Travis - 2015

As improvements in technology continue to be integrated within the collegiate classroom it is important to study the benefits, or costs, that are associated with adopting new pedagogical practices. This paper focuses on the role that asynchronous discussion can play in furthering student...

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