Reading Assignment 1
- Elzinga, Kenneth G. (2001) “Fifteen Theses on Classroom Teaching,” Southern Economic
Journal. 68(2): 249-257.
- Gosser, David K. (2001) “The Peer-Led Team Learning Workshop Model,” in Gosser, D.,
Cracolice, M., Kampmeier, J., Roth, V., Strozak, V., and Varma-Nelson, P. (eds), Peer- Led Team Learning: A Guidebook, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
- Gosser, David K. (2001) “The Students’ Perspectives,” in Gosser, D., Cracolice, M.,
Kampmeier, J., Roth, V., Strozak, V., and Varma-Nelson, P. (eds), Peer- Led Team Learning: A Guidebook, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Discussion Questions
Reading Assignment 2
- Wooldridge, Jeffrey (2009) "Carrying out an Empirical Project," in Introductory Econometrics:
A Modern Approach, 4th Edition.
- Salemi, Michael (2002) "An Illustrated Case for Active Learning," Southern Economic Journal 68(3):721-731
Discussion Questions
Reading Assignment 3
- Bartlett, Robin L. (1995) "A Flip of the Coin. A Roll of the Die: An Answer to the
Free-Rider Problem in Economic Instruction," The Journal of Economic Education 26(2):
131-139.
Discussion Questions
Reading Assignment 4
- Stock, W., Ward, K., Folsom, J., Borrenpohl, T., Mumford, S., Pershin, A., Carriere,
D., and H. Smart, (2013) “Cheap and Effective: The Impact of Student-Led Recitation
Classes on Learning Outcomes in Introductory Economics,” Journal of Economic Education,
44(1): 1-15.
Discussion Questions
Reading Assignment 5
- Frank, Robert (2012) “Less is More: The Perils of Trying to Cover Too Much in Microeconomic
Principles,” in Hoyt, G., and K. McGoldrick (eds)International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, Northhampton, MA, Edward Elgar.
Discussion Questions
Reading Assignment 6
- Figart, Deborah (2012) “Teaching Non-majors,” in Hoyt, G., and K. McGoldrick (eds)International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, Northhampton, MA, Edward Elgar.
Discussion Questions
Reading Assignment 7
- DeLoach, Stephen (2012) “What Every Economist Should Know About the Evaluation of
Teaching: A Review of the Literature,” in Hoyt, G., and K. McGoldrick (eds) International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, Northhampton, MA, Edward Elgar.
Discussion Questions
Reading Assignment 8
- Siegfried, John J. (1977) “Is Teaching the Best Way to Learn? An Evaluation of Benefits
and Costs to Undergraduate Student Proctors in Elementary Economics,” Southern Economic
Journal, 43(3): 1394-1400.
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Dr. Wendy A. Stock, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
Co-Director, MSU Initiative for
Regulation and Applied Economic Analysis
Associate Editor, Journal of Economic Education
Department of Agricultural
Economics and Economics
Montana State University
P.O. Box 172920
Bozeman, MT 59717-2920
Tel: (406) 994-7984
Fax: (406) 994-4838
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