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‘Economics with Training Wheels’:Using Blogs in Teaching and Assessing Introductory Economics
Cameron, Michael - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2011
. 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008867297
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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF BUSINESS HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENTS LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT PLAN (SLOAP)
Ivanovski, Zoran; Milenkovski, Ace; Kozuharov, Saso - In: UTMS Journal of Economics 4 (2013) 1, pp. 1-16
measures, outcomes assessment as a way to measure institutional effectiveness, as well as effective technique for identifying … where changes and improvements are necessary. UTMS has developed Students Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan (SLOAP) as a way … Assessment Plan) document, 3) implementation of two direct measures from the SLOAP through assessment analysis and action …
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Whose Opinion is it Anyway? Determinants of Participation in Student Evaluation of Teaching
Kherfi, Samer - 2010
Using data that identify the respondents to Student Evaluation of Teaching, the author finds that respondents and nonrespondents are different, along several characteristics. Students respond more if they are first-term freshmen, or if the course is a major requirement. Men, students with light...
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Compulsory tutorial programmes and performance in undergraduate microeconomics: A regression discontinuity design
Schöer, Volker; Shepherd, Debra - Department of Economics, Fakulteit Ekonomiese en … - 2013
As South African universities experience extremely low graduation rates, academic staff implement a range of interventions, such as tutorial programmes, in order to improve student performance. However, relatively little is known about the impact of such tutorial programmes on students’...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011007865
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Compulsory tutorial programmes and performance in undergraduate microeconomics: A regression discontinuity design
Schöer, Volker; Shepherd, Debra - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
As South African universities experience extremely low graduation rates, academic staff implement a range of interventions, for instance tutorial programmes, in order to improve student performance. However, relatively little is known about the impact of such tutorial programmes on students’...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259276
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Reflections on the one-minute paper
Whittard, Damian - Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, … - 2015
This paper captures the perceptions of both a new academic and his students on the use of the one-minute paper (OMP). Much of the originality of this paper derives from the multi-layered qualitative approach which provides a deeper insight into the direct and indirect mechanism through which the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261258
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GRADUATION RATES AT U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: A LARGE DATA SET ANALYSIS
Anstine, Jeff - In: Business Education and Accreditation 5 (2013) 2, pp. 55-64
This paper compiles data from a half a dozen different sources to examine the relative impact various factors have on graduation rates. Research finds that faculty salaries positively impact rates, public schools have lower graduation rates and liberal arts colleges, research and masters’...
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"The Educational Value of the College Fed Challenge"
Brusentsev, Vera; Miller, Jeffrey - Department of Economics, Lerner College of Business and … - 2011
The College Fed Challenge, a competition between undergraduate students from different colleges and universities, is designed to enhance the development of research, critical thinking, and presentation skills. This paper analyzes the value of the competition as an instrument for improving...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009224836
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A Hybrid Approach to Case Teaching
Tan, Swee-Liang; Hou, Roy Ng Jin - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
We structure case based teaching using a combination of computer-support technology and in-class activities. We create and design an on-line learning tool, Case Study On-line (CSOL) that enables instructor to structure the delivery of teaching resources and set up assignment tasks in the system....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365202
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La enseñanza en economía: una reflexión desde la perspectiva del contenido
Coral, Maria Esperanza Cuenca - In: REVISTA SEMESTRE ECONÓMICO (2010)
El artículo busca aportar en la reflexión acerca de la enseñanza en economía, desde la perspectiva del contenido. Es evidente que no se puede encontrar una "receta mágica" y que las diversas opiniones deben encontrar un espacio dentro de este tipo de propuestas; pero sí se puede llegar a...
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