obtained by students in intermediate macroeconomics at Massey University over the 2000-2011 period. Basic probability concepts … are estimated. The information is expected to help students plan their studies more effectively and increase their … calculating proxy final examination marks for students who either miss or write the final examination under extenuating …

classroom activity to nudge students towards thinking in a backward-inductive manner. The pedagogic innovation is in introducing … become smaller and smaller in the reduced games, students stumble on to the backwardly inductive winning strategy. The …

-learning process. This research presents a joint strategy of intervention aimed at improving students' class participation and … exercise use has improved students' grades. Although participation in class and on-line seminars seem to have no influence on … students. An analysis of the satisfaction of students shows a slightly higher preference for the active learning instruments in …

This paper presents an exercise for introductory economics classes for high school and undergraduate students. The … students create a “Value of Human Life” function. Assigning value to human life is a necessity in many situations, from tort …

students in critical action. Critical action takes students beyond critical thinking, teaching them to think critically in …, students critically analyzed the neo-classical rational actor model of market failure, and then designed a project to … simultaneously test this model and undertake a socially beneficial activity. Students' reactions to the project are presented and …

students in two ways. The “payoff” in the game involves the possibility of students earning a small number of extra points …. Also, we find that presenting experimental results to students enhances their interest in the material. For example, we … find evidence that female students are less likely to “defect” than are male students, and that international students are …

problem set effects for. Graded problem sets raised the average students' exam performance enough to increase their course GPA … by one-third of a letter grade. Hardworking, scholastically below-average students' receive additional academic …

-speaking students, aligns 35 financial concepts and 7 general teaching concepts with one or more French proverbs. French proverbs allow … students to link new information with previous knowledge, thereby increasing the comprehension and retention of new material … relationship with students. The article provides a brief description of each concept, a phonetic and literal translation of the …

used to assess students' understanding of economics principles and for research into teaching methods. In this article, we … extremely low — more than 70 percent of the students who normed the TUCE post-tests would have earned a D or F on these tests …. Second, students' understanding has declined substantially — the proportion of students who would have earned a D or F has …