Creating Critical Consumers of Economics in the Media: A new Approach and Empirical Findings

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Abstract

This paper develops a flexible reading and writing intensive project designed to improve students’ ability to apply core economic principles to current world economic issues, and foster a greater enthusiasm for learning and using the subject. This project was evaluated in two principles of macroeconomics sections whose outcomes were compared to a control class. Results indicate that this approach significantly improves both attitudes and reported knowledge of economics.

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(2012) "Creating Critical Consumers of Economics in the Media: A new Approach and Empirical Findings," Journal of Economics and Finance Education: Vol. 11: Iss. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholarship.rollins.edu/jefe/vol11/iss1/5