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Evaluating Twitter and its impact on student learning in principles of economics courses

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  • Abdullah Al-Bahrani
  • Darshak Patel
  • Brandon J. Sheridan

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Ever since Becker and Watts (1996) found that economic educators rely heavily on “chalk and talk” as a primary teaching method, economic educators have been seeking new ways to engage students and improve learning outcomes. Recently, the use of social media as a pedagogical tool in economics has received increasing interest. The authors assess students across three different institutions to see if the use of Twitter improves learning outcomes relative to a traditional Learning Management System. Using an experimental design, they find no evidence that the use of Twitter improves students' learning.

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  • Abdullah Al-Bahrani & Darshak Patel & Brandon J. Sheridan, 2017. "Evaluating Twitter and its impact on student learning in principles of economics courses," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(4), pages 243-253, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jeduce:v:48:y:2017:i:4:p:243-253
    DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2017.1353934
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    Cited by:

    1. Erin E. George, 2019. "Tweeting Adam Smith: Using Twitter to Engage Students in the History of Economic Thought," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 4(1), pages 15-26, May.
    2. Jones, Michael D. & Baltzersen, Max, 2017. "Using twitter for economics business case discussions in large lectures," International Review of Economics Education, Elsevier, vol. 26(C), pages 14-18.
    3. Middleditch, Paul & Moindrot, Will & Rudkin, Simon, 2022. "Teaching with Twitter: An extension to the traditional learning environment," International Review of Economics Education, Elsevier, vol. 41(C).

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