Teacher Attitudes and Teacher Knowledge in Economic Education

Choosing a Business or Economics Study Program at University: The Role of the Economics Teacher

“…This is consistent with analyses based on the PISA study (Kunter et al 2013;Krauss et al 2008). However, different studies in the field of economics point to positive effects on students' economic competencies (e.g., Dills and Placone 2008;Allgood and Walstad 1999;Compen et al 2021), which is contrary to the missing effect on economic knowledge and skills. A possible explanation must be seen in the fact that teachers' knowledge can only be seen as predictive of teaching quality and the associated learning process to a certain extent.…”

“…In this regard, this study shows that teachers are an important part of students' social environment that influence students' study aspirations and choices. Furthermore, these findings confirm that teachers play a significant role in students' economic competencies (see, e.g., Dills and Placone 2008), which are an important predictor for choosing economics at the university level. Therefore, specific theoretical adjustments are necessary to systematically assess teachers' professional knowledge.…”

“…Regarding this, there is evidence that teachers strongly influence students' interest in school subjects (e.g., Krauss et al 2008;Upmeier zu Belzen and Christen 2004). Studies in the field of economics provide evidence of positive effects on students' economic competencies (see, e.g., Compen et al 2021), whereby many studies refer to the U.S. educational system (e.g., Allgood and Walstad 1999;Dills and Placone 2008;Butters et al 2011;Totenhagen et al 2015;Maxwell et al 2005). This provides great evidence in support of the assumption that economics teachers' professional knowledge positively influences students' economic competencies at the end of upper secondary education, especially their domain-specific attitudes and interest, as well as their school grades in economics.…”

Η Διεπιστημονική Προσέγγιση Του Μαθήματος Της Οικονομίας Στα Πλαίσια Του Γενικού Λυκείου

“…Με την έρευνά τους οι Dills & Placone (2008), προσπαθούν να προσδιορίσουν το κατά πόσο επηρεάζεται η μάθηση των μαθητών από το επίπεδο γνώσεων των καθηγητών και τη στάση τους απέναντι στο μάθημα που διδάσκουν. Αρχικά, οι ερευνητές μέτρησαν τις γνώσεις -μέσω TEL-και τη στάση των καθηγητών μέσω τυποποιημένων μεθόδων αξιολόγησης.…”