Classroom experiments as a teaching tool increase understanding and especially motivation. Traditionally, experiments have been run using pen-and-paper or in a computer lab. Pen-and-paper is time and resource consuming. Experiments in the lab require appropriate installations and impede the...

We provide 11 short exercises that can be used in a principles of microeconomics classroom which incorporate media clips from the Economics Media Library. The exercises have been used in both small and large classroom settings and take less than 15 minutes to complete. These teaching guides can...

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of concept maps as a teaching and learning tool in Principles of Microeconomics lectures and tutorials in two different countries, Australia and USA. While Australian students found concept mapping as a tool for understanding concepts in economics, they did...