Promoting Active-Student Learning Using the World Wide Web in Economics Courses.

Journal of Economic Education, The, June, 1999 by Simkins, Scott P.

For students experiencing the study of economics for the first time, lecture format teaching practices may not be a practical technique for teaching students cognitive skills and motivating students to become professionally involved in the discipline. Some economics instructors believe active and collaborative learning exercises and the use of the World Wide Web can help engage and motivate students in the learning process.

In recent years, as the number of economics majors and students taking economics courses has declined, the issue of pedagogy in economic education has taken on increased importance. Economists have begun to think seriously about how economics is taught to college students, especially in introductory courses where students often experience economics...

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