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dc.contributor.authorCameron, Michael Patrick
dc.contributor.authorLim, Steven
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-10T03:02:37Z
dc.date.available2012-10-10T03:02:37Z
dc.date.issued2011-05
dc.identifier.citationCameron, M.P. & Lim, S. (2011). Recognising and building on freshman students' prior knowledge of economics. (Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Number 05/11). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/6706
dc.description.abstractThe results of three surveys of freshman economics students (2008-2010) at the Waikato Management School, New Zealand, suggest that incoming students have significant levels of prior economics knowledge. Given this head start in knowledge, we have expanded our freshman lecture material with more advanced content than students would normally encounter in a microeconomics principles class. This paper examines the sources of incoming students’ prior economics knowledge and discusses some of the changes made to the learning material. The changes relate principally to the links we make between students’ basic, prior economics knowledge and the more advanced learning content that demonstrates how formal economics training can add considerable value in thinking more deeply about current affairs, business issues and daily life experiences.en_NZ
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waikatoen_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDepartment of Economics Working Paper Series
dc.rights©2011 The Authorsen_NZ
dc.subjectfreshman economicsen_NZ
dc.subjecteconomic literacyen_NZ
dc.subjectprior learningen_NZ
dc.titleRecognising and building on freshman students' prior knowledge of economicsen_NZ
dc.typeWorking Paperen_NZ
uow.relation.series05/11


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