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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
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Beron,Kurt J. – Journal of Economic Education, 1990
Presents objectives, methodology, and results from a binary model that studies data from a 1987 nationwide survey of high school students taking the Test of Economic Literacy (TEL). Links current economics class performance to perceived usefulness of additional economics courses. Advocates curriculum reassessment. Includes tables showing results.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Correlation