Using museum exhibits to engage students in experiential learning has not been largely explored by economists …. Instructors can enhance the cognitive experience of students at the museum by tying the course content to appropriate exhibits … all, it made economics interesting …

Academic economists must teach students in principles-level classes the fundamental concepts of economics so that … students become informed participants within the democratic process of collective choice over public policy (Boettke, 2012 …, 2011). Any good student of economics must know the distinction between demand and quantity demanded (Hayne, Boettke, and …

of finance students receiving face-to-face instruction versus online instruction. We compare the Educational Testing … Service Major Field Test (ETS) finance sub-scores of students enrolled in online sections of Principles of Finance with those … online and face to face students …

dilemma. If he does not use mathematics and teaches economics informally relying mainly on words and diagrams, then the … students will fail to understand most current economic literature. This will hinder their academic and professional … advancements. On the other hand, if he uses mathematics extensively, then the students might apply the mathematical techniques …

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 not extend the effectiveness of this tool in exam preparation and in … other subjects. USA students valued concept maps relatively less than Australian students. We provide two explanations …

of teaching. The results are consistent with the simple observation that due to higher expected future earnings economics … and business students have more at stake it terms of potential retaliation by an instructor. Our analysis is based on both …

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 …