Author : Tumrong Udompijitkul
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (176 download)
Book Synopsis A Student Model in Economic Education by : Tumrong Udompijitkul
Download or read book A Student Model in Economic Education written by Tumrong Udompijitkul and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major focus of this research was to examine the factors, both instructional factors and student factors, that influence student gains in economic knowledge in economic education. This study sampled twelfth grade students from randomly selected high schools in the Williamette Valley of Oregon. The stepwise regression analysis was used to select the most significant factors influencing student learning of economics. The dependent variable was economics learning. The independent variables were student factors and instructional factors. The dependent variables were measured by the difference between pretest and posttest on the Test of Economic Literacy (TEL). The independent variables were measured by information students and teachers were asked to give on their respective questionnaires. A two-stage sampling technique was utilized to select the sample. Six Willamette Valley high schools, selected at random, participated. The subsampling unit included 113 male and 106 female senior students. All were enrolled in economics courses at the randomly selected high schools. Data were also collected from the six teachers, one per high school, instructing the students in economics. Three models of economic education were developed: (1) a student model using student factors alone, based on student grade point average (GPA) and socioeconomic status (SES); (2) a student model using only instructional factors, based on previous economics courses taken by teacher (EET); and (3) a model using all variables, based on EET and GPA. This study showed that EET was more powerful than GPA in economics learning. Considering the importance of the findings of this study, it is suggested that replication should be conducted, using large samples and more variables. Research is needed which deals with the number of economics courses and level of Economics courses appropriate for economics teacher preparation. Research is also needed which shows the impact of economics on cognitive development attainment and the comparative study on different teaching methods in economics. Such research could well yield more precise results for improving economic education.