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Autor/inn/en | Strasser, Georg; Wolfe, Marketa Halova |
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Titel | Learning to Argue with Intermediate Macro Theory: A Semester-Long Team Writing Project |
Quelle | In: Journal of Economic Education, 45 (2014) 3, S.191-210 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0022-0485 |
DOI | 10.1080/00220485.2014.917565 |
Schlagwörter | Economics Education; Macroeconomics; Group Activities; Student Projects; Writing Assignments; Cooperative Learning; Theories; Persuasive Discourse; Policy; Current Events; Teamwork; Integrated Activities; Outcomes of Education; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Massachusetts; Washington |
Abstract | The authors describe their experience with integrating a semester-long economic analysis project into an intermediate macroeconomic theory course. Students work in teams of "economic advisors" to write a series of nested reports that analyze the current state of the economy, and propose and evaluate policies for a decision-maker. The project simulates real-world policy consulting with an emphasis on applying economic theory and models. The authors describe the project setup and how to tailor its theme to current events, explain methods for keeping it manageable in larger classes, discuss student learning outcomes, and document course evaluation results. Besides improving the learning experience, this project prepares economics students to contribute their own views to policy debates and buttress them with tight macroeconomic reasoning. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |