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Seeber, Gunther; Remmele, Bernd – Online Submission, 2009
A series of studies in several countries tested the economic understanding of people, particularly students. The performance of the subjects is typically conceived as showing "deficits". These alleged deficits seem to correspond with scepticism towards market economy. Better test scores in general correlate with higher appraisal of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Knowledge Level, Attitudes
Diem, Richard A. – 1981
This paper explores problems inherent in requiring elementary and secondary school social studies teachers to teach economics and be tested with regard to their knowledge of economics without requiring any academic preparation in economic education. Information is based on test scores of 34 elementary and secondary school Texas social studies…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Competence, Economics Education, Educational Legislation