Challenges continue for higher education to improve learning outcomes and better prepare graduates for successful careers. Service-learning, an instructional method that integrates theoretical learning with real life experimentation and community service, offers the positive impacts of its...

This paper discusses various cases, stories, and examples involving the use of statistics that can add excitement to an introductory statistics course. Teaching statistics as a mathematics course does not work for students interested in careers in business and accounting. What is needed, the...

Assessment takes place university wide, from evaluation of the entire institution to the micro focus of specific courses using learning objectives. Many faculty perceive assessment as already occurring through the assignment of grades. This paper investigates empirically the ongoing grades...

The quality of the education of actuarial students is discussed from the perspective of the International Actuarial Association, its member associations and external education providers. This discussion is grounded in a literature review of what an actuary is and what the purpose of an actuarial...

Educators are increasingly using experiential learning pedagogy to improve learning (knowledge and skills). Two highly effective experiential methods are live-case study projects and internships. This study examines the learning outcomes of courses with live-case study projects for students who...

What is the effect of small-group learning on student learning outcomes in economic instruction? In Spring 2002 and Fall 2004, the author applied cooperative learning to one section of intermediate macroeconomics and taught another section using a traditional lecture format. He identified and...

In this brief call to action, the authors decry disciplinary elitism. A large number of academics in various disciplines actually believe that their discipline alone has the answer to how the world works. This sort of academic bigotry runs rampant through our myriad ivied and hallowed halls, and...

With the speedy advancement of society, the competitions between companies are also growing, what the employers want for the management students are not only focus on the degree or grade but pay more attention to their employability skills and attributes. In order to win their competitors in the...

ChatGPT is a natural language processing model that can generate conversational style responses to user inputs. It also performs extremely well on a popular standardized assessment used in principles of economics courses around the country. ChatGPT ranked in the 91st percentile for...

The lack of scale on appreciation in Mathematics encouraged this study as it has been known that positive emotions are needed for effective learning specifically in Mathematics where it has been marked as a tough subject. This study evaluated the factors associated with Appreciation in...