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Teaching Methods in U.S. Undergraduate Economics Courses

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William E. Becker () (Indiana University)
Michael Watts (Purdue University)

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In 1995 and 2000, the authors surveyed academic economists in the United States to establish how economics is taught in four types of undergraduate courses. The authors report overall findings from the 2000 survey and compare these results with the aggregate findings for respondents from all types of colleges and universities in the 1995 survey. The basic finding is that, despite some indications of increased emphasis and interest in teaching over this period, the teaching methods in these courses have changed very little over the past five years and are still dominated by “chalk and talk†classroom presentations.

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Article provided by Helen Dwight Reid Foundation in its journal The Journal of Economic Education.

Volume (Year): 32 (2001)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 269-279
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Keywords: teaching methods; undergraduate economics;

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A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate

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  1. William E. Becker, 2000. "Teaching Economics in the 21st Century," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 14(1), pages 109-119, Winter. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. William Bosshardt & Michael Watts, 2001. "Comparing Student and Instructor Evaluations of Teaching," Journal of Economic Education, Helen Dwight Reid Foundation, vol. 32(1), pages 3-17. [Downloadable!]
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