Teaching economics with a bag of chocolate: A classroom experiment for elementary school students

Rupp, Nicholas G.

doi:10.1016/j.iree.2014.04.001

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 12 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Active learning activities provide opportunities for students to acquire higher thinking skills when interpreting economic concepts. In this sense, Rupp (2014) comes across the fact that elementary school students have significant improvements in their understanding of fundamental economic concepts. This situation sharply contrasts with the traditional learning situation where students are merely asked to understand the precise concept from the teacher's explanation (Salemi, 2002).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Active Learning in Economic Subject: A Case Study at Secondary School

Ismail

Awang

Pyng

et al. 2020

IJLTER

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study aims to investigate the impact of active learning in the economics subject in Perak secondary school on students’ achievement, motivation, interest, and social interaction. This study applies a quasi-experimental research design, which involves the control and the treatment groups with thirty and thirty-four participants, respectively. The active learning materials for the treatment group were based on active learning methods provided by the Ministry of Education with support from structured lesson plans namely: simulations, discussions, brainstorming, case studies, and visits in the school’s compound. A questionnaire is also used to measure students’ motivation, interest and social interaction before and after the intervention. The results showed that students who had experienced active learning activities score higher than their counterparts significantly for topic 1 and 2. Besides, findings show that they were motivated and interested in learning economics through active learning compared to the traditional approach. However, the researchers find that the social interaction element is not as significant as the others. It has been concluded that the active learning method attracts student’s interest and motivation in the economic subject and subsequently improves their achievement. Students also will get benefit from the varieties of teaching method with a focus of learning outcomes to enrich student-learning activities.

show abstract

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%