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Publication Date: 1991
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Strategies to Correct High School Students' Misunderstanding of Economics.
Schug, Mark C.; Baumann, Eddie
Social Studies, v82 n2 p62-66 Mar-Apr 1991
Interviews Wisconsin high school economics teachers, cited for their teaching excellence, to discover methods used to correct students' misconceptions about economics. Covers opportunity cost, supply and demand, money creation, and gross national product. Finds teachers were adept at using germane examples, showed more confidence teaching microeconomic concepts, and intuitively understood students' level of economics knowledge. (CH)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Concept Teaching, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Research, Fundamental Concepts, High School Students, High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement, Interviews, Knowledge Level, Misconceptions, Prior Learning, Social Studies, Student Educational Objectives, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Experience, Teaching Methods
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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