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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 course load, and students with low CGPA or low course grade are less …-invariant student characteristics confirms that students who do better in a course are more likely to participate in SET. In addition …
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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 students' midterm grades are positively and significantly related to … that a number of students have ever used student ratings of teaching for revenge on or to reward professors, and professors …
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loss aversion to encourage student effort. This field experiment endows students with all of the points in the course … upfront, then deducts points for every error throughout the semester. Students perform three to four percentage points better …
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This paper suggests the use of Russian proverbs related to money to engage Russian-speaking students in the business … classroom. Russian proverbs enhance teaching by appealing to Russian students' cultural background, by presenting ideas in a …-speaking instructors to break down language barriers and to develop a close relationship with students. The use of Russian proverbs …
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diversity in the economics profession we need interventions that will attract more diverse students and minimize attrition by …
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The relationship between student online activity (including access to specific course materials) and student performance is examined in a traditional face-to-face introductory finance course supported with a class web site. Six measures are used: total hits, hit consistency, number of unique...
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Student evaluations are used for administrative purposes across U.S. colleges and universities. Starting with the hiring a faculty member to promotion and tenure, to annual evaluations and post-tenure evaluations, student evaluations of faculty play a major role, not only at quot;teaching...
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colleagues, students, and the general public. It is also a great place to gather information relevant to undergraduate economics … supplemental information with students. This article contains a detailed, step-by-step guide to embedding a twitter feed within a … LMS. Examples of how twitter can be used to share information to students in a Principles of Macroeconomics course are …
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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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Using a student evaluation of teaching instrument, students were given the opportunity to evaluate instructors at the …
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