Recently added articles from Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research:
Letter from the editor.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2008; Dale, Larry R. ... We are extremely pleased to present this issue of the Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, an official publication of the Academy of Economics and Economic Education Research, dedicated to the study, research and dissemination of information pertinent to the improvement of ...
Assessing globally themed learning objectives using objective examination results.(ECONOMICS EDUCATION ARTICLES)
Sep 01, 2008; Fitzpatrick, Laura ... INTRODUCTION As professors we are called to meet multiple goals in every class we teach. These include meeting course content and skill development learning goals, program level learning goals, and mission and topic specific learning goals established in accordance with ...
Teacher characteristics and student learning.(ECONOMICS EDUCATION ARTICLES)
Sep 01, 2008; Dills, Angela K. ... INTRODUCTION Teacher quality is an important input in student achievement although identifying quality teachers is difficult without detailed panel data (Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005). Research in economic education finds that teacher knowledge is one factor affecting ...
Stadium attendance for baseball: a case study.(ECONOMICS EDUCATION ARTICLES)
Sep 01, 2008; Burnett, Nancy J. ... INTRODUCTION Teaching a principles of economics course leads inevitably to an exposition of Supply and Demand curves and their elasticities. Many of us struggle to find real world examples of the polar cases (perfectly elastic demand or supply) to present to our students. In ...
The use of economic history in introductory economics textbooks.(ECONOMICS EDUCATION ARTICLES)
Sep 01, 2008; Giedeman, Daniel C. ... INTRODUCTION As noted by John Ise more than eight decades ago, " ... a good knowledge of economic history is absolutely essential to clear economic thinking." (Ise, 1922, p. 622) The passage of time has neither belied nor diminished Ise's argument. For students to fully ...
The case of simulating the choices of money mangers by applying modern portfolio theory using real stock price data.(ECONOMICS EDUCATION ARTICLES)
Sep 01, 2008; Bai, Lihui ... INTRODUCTION Many business students have difficulty applying knowledge learned in one class to other classes, especially if the class is not in their major discipline. Professors often hear statements like the following from students, "I'm a finance major, why do I need to know ...
Diversity and school district spending.(ECONOMICS ARTICLES)
Sep 01, 2008; Mitias, Peter M. ... INTRODUCTION There is an extensive body of literature in economics regarding the relationship between school district resources and outcomes, the interdependence between income and education, equalization spending, and demographic effects on school outcomes and finance. However, ...
An analysis of attitudes toward foreign trade.(ECONOMICS ARTICLES)
Sep 01, 2008; Lal, Anil K. ... INTRODUCTION Advancements in technologies continue to bring countries ever closer. It is not surprising that the share of imports of goods and services in world GDP has increased from 12 percent in 1965 to 24.8 percent in 2000 and has stayed constant since then. Not only are ...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Sep 01, 2008; Dale, Larry R ... We are extremely pleased to present this issue of the Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, an official publication of the Academy of Economics and Economic Education Research, dedicated to the study, research and dissemination of information pertinent to the improvement of ...
ASSESSING GLOBALLY THEMED LEARNING OBJECTIVES USING OBJECTIVE EXAMINATION RESULTS
Sep 01, 2008; Fitzpatrick, Laura ... ABSTRACT In any course the instructor is faced with the need to structure the course material and pedagogy in such a way to promote student learning, and to assess the degree to which learning has happened. The added challenge in the courses of the author is that their courses are ...
TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS AND STUDENT LEARNING
Sep 01, 2008; Dills, Angela K; Placone, Dennis ... ABSTRACT Establishing the determinants of teacher quality remains a difficult empirical proposition. Prior research suggests that high school teachers' subject knowledge and, separately, teacher attitudes towards their subject affect student learning. Because teacher knowledge and ...
STADIUM ATTENDANCE FOR BASEBALL: A CASE STUDY
Sep 01, 2008; Burnett, Nancy J; Van Scyoc, Lee ... ABSTRACT We examine stadium attendance for the Mallards baseball team, a nonprofessional, summer collegiate baseball team in the Northwoods League in Madison, Wisconsin. Not only can this analysis be used in a principles course as a case study to explain demand shifts in a perfectly ...
THE USE OF ECONOMIC HISTORY IN INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS TEXTBOOKS
Sep 01, 2008; Giedeman, Daniel C; Lowen, Aaron ... ABSTRACT Incorporating historical examples into introductory economics courses benefits students by providing them with interesting real-world applications and an understanding of the modern economy's development over time. We therefore review almost two dozen standard introductory-level ...
THE CASE OF SIMULATING THE CHOICES OF MONEY MANGERS BY APPLYING MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY USING REAL STOCK PRICE DATA
Sep 01, 2008; Bai, Lihui; Dow, Benjamin; Newsom, Paul ... ABSTRACT Time constraints, as well as ignorance of other business disciplines, often preclude instructors from properly incorporating illustrations from outside their area of expertise into their courses. This can result in students having difficulty in applying skills learned in one ...
DIVERSITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT SPENDING
Sep 01, 2008; Mitias, Peter M ... ABSTRACT This paper is an empirical investigation of the hypothesis that the degree of homogeneity within a school district affects the mix of funding that the school district receives. The changing mix of school district finance has received a great deal of attention recently (Murray et ...
AN ANALYSIS OF ATTITUDES TOWARD FOREIGN TRADE
Sep 01, 2008; Lal, Anil K; Cortes, Bienvenido S ... ABSTRACT Recent developments in communications technology have made the world a global work place. This changed business environment has created immense opportunities and challenges for businesses as well as universities which need to increase the supply of graduates who are capable of ...
