Getting the basics right: Factors shaping student performance in intermediate economics

Tse, H; Tam, KL

Getting the basics right: Factors shaping student performance in intermediate economics

Tse, H Tam, KL

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Citation:: Economic Analysis and Policy, 2017, 53 pp. 1 - 8
Issue Date:: 2017-03-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Tse, H	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tam, KL	en_US
dc.date.available	2016-10-21	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Economic Analysis and Policy, 2017, 53 pp. 1 - 8	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0313-5926	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/124233
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Economic Society of Australia, Queensland This article examines the determinants of student performance in a second-year undergraduate economics course at a major Australian university–the University of Technology Sydney. This article contributes to the literature by focusing on economics teaching in second-year, which is an area that has received little scholarly interest. The relevant data was collected by administering a survey and accessing student records, ultimately providing a usable sample group of 122 students. Out of a wide range of variables two strong determinants of performance emerged; namely, students’ pre-course aptitude and hours spent in paid employment. Based on these findings suggestions for increasing student performance in second-year economics are provided.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Economic Analysis and Policy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.eap.2016.10.003	en_US
dc.title	Getting the basics right: Factors shaping student performance in intermediate economics	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	53	en_US
utslib.for	1499 Other Economics	en_US
utslib.for	130203 Economics, Business and Management Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
utslib.for	14 Economics	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Economics Discipline
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost/Jumbunna
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	53	en_US

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© 2016 Economic Society of Australia, Queensland This article examines the determinants of student performance in a second-year undergraduate economics course at a major Australian university–the University of Technology Sydney. This article contributes to the literature by focusing on economics teaching in second-year, which is an area that has received little scholarly interest. The relevant data was collected by administering a survey and accessing student records, ultimately providing a usable sample group of 122 students. Out of a wide range of variables two strong determinants of performance emerged; namely, students’ pre-course aptitude and hours spent in paid employment. Based on these findings suggestions for increasing student performance in second-year economics are provided.

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