Theory vs. practice: Teaching undergraduate econometrics

Kassens, Alice Louise

doi:10.1080/00220485.2019.1654958

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“…Fato reforçado pela semelhança entre os distratores: a abordagem foi a mesma em todos eles, mudando-se, apenas, um ou outro valor ou período de análise. Esses fatores, em conjunto, impõem ao estudante brasileiro uma visão limitada do conteúdo, acarretando dificuldades perante situações práticas, tal como levantado por Kassens (2019), em suas análises relacionadas com a aprendizagem dos estudantes de Economia norteamericanos. A partir da análise de cada distrator, detalham-se, a seguir, as habilidades de LE envolvidas nessa situação profissional (questão), segundo a estratégia operacional desenvolvida para este Estudo:…”

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Letramento Estatístico: O Que Sabem Os Estudantes Brasileiros De Economia Sobre Análise De Regressão

Maciel¹,

Guimarães²

2022

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Nos cursos de Economia o conteúdo da Análise de Regressão possui grande relevância, sendo, inclusive, tratado em uma disciplina específica denominada Econometria. No entanto, desde os anos de 1980, são relatadas, internacionalmente, dificuldades de aprendizagem nesse conteúdo. Esta pesquisa buscou analisar o que sabem os estudantes brasileiros de Economia sobre Análise de Regressão, sob a perspectiva do modelo de Letramento Estatístico. Para isso, aqui foi analisada uma questão apresentada no principal instrumento nacional de acompanhamento da aprendizagem superior: o ENADE. Constatou-se a exigência de múltiplas habilidades, as quais foram ao encontro do modelo de Letramento Estatístico adotado. Porém, observou-se que menos da metade dos participantes (43,75%) obtiveram êxito na questão. Isso mostra a necessidade urgente de mudanças no processo de ensino, dotando o economista brasileiro com as habilidades estatísticas necessárias para o trabalho empírico com os dados, uma de suas principais demandas profissionais

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Letramento Estatístico: O Que Sabem Os Estudantes Brasileiros De Economia Sobre Análise De Regressão

Maciel¹,

Guimarães²

2022

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“…For example, article E. Sowey [14] devoted to blended education in economics and econometrics. One can note the following researchers in this topic: J. Angrist, J. Arkes, D. Hendry, A. Kassens, G. Mizon, J.-S. Pischke [1,2,6,9].…”

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On Some Aspects of the Examination in Econometrics

Serbenyuk

2021

jpnu

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Teaching econometrics has been studied by a number of researchers, however, there is little information available on the quality of examination and on simplification of tests for demonstration the high-quality knowledge by students in concrete topics of econometrics or mathematical economics.One can note the following main goals of studying the basics of mathematical economics or econometrics by students: forming the notions of mathematical model and of modeling economic processes and phenomena; understanding a role of using mathematical models for economics research and obtaining scientific results; formatting skills for constructing mathematical models in economics, for solving economics problems by mathematical modeling.The main goal of this paper is to simplify test tasks, is to help to students to demonstrate the high-quality knowledge in certain areas of mathematical economics, and also is to construct a system of testing tasks, in which the emphasis was placed on the knowledge and understanding of an algorithm of solving the problem.In the present paper, to quality examine the student knowledge in the basics of mathematical economics, a certain system of tests was constructed and is considered. The main attention is also given to algorithms and techniques of solving some tasks (problems) of mathematical economics. The following topics of mathematical economics are viewed: constructing mathematical models of linear programming, the input-output model, the Monge-Kantorovich transportation problem, the simplex method of linear programming, the graphic method of linear and nonlinear programming, the method of Lagrange multipliers in mathematical optimization. Some primary basic results of studying linear programming, nonlinear programming, and the input-output model are noted.A new system of tests that satisfies the aim of this paper is modeled. The described tests require less time for solving than usual tasks. Here we do not focus on the repetition of auxiliary mathematical knowledge and arithmetic skills. These tests are simplified versions of standard tasks and help students to demonstrate knowledge in the mentioned topics of mathematical economics. The tasks are focused only on the knowledge of basic formulas, techniques, and connections between mathematical objects, economic systems, and their elements.

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“…The better quality of programs and their orientation in the job market is an indicator of graduate employability. Students feel satisfied if they find courses that are highly relevant to their objectives and job prospects, therefore, reputation is a strong predictor of students' recruitment (Mavondo & Zaman 2000, Kassens 2019). Now, due to competition and advancement of knowledge, the universities are offering a comprehensive list of academic programs (Browne, Kaldenberg, Browne, & Brown 1998, Chua 2004, Koilias 2005, Abdullah 2006a) with emerging specializations demand (Ford, Joseph, & Joseph 1999, Joseph, Yakhou & Stone 2005 according to the current market (Ahmed, et al 2008)…”

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“…These weak linkages are taking students and academics away from market exposure. For example, Kassens (2019) identified the gap between theory and practices of econometric education.…”

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Education Service Quality and Management Practices at Universities of Pakistan: Perspectives of Service Delivery Staff

Raza

Shah

Syeda

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Since the last few decades, the trend of service and marketing in higher education is self-evident. Universities are viewed as markets and students as customers. This research aims to explore education service quality (ESQ) at universities of Pakistan. Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan having 60 universities. The study is delimited to 29 general public universities of Punjab. Six universities were randomly selected i.e. – University of the Punjab, Government College University Lahore, Islamia University Bahawalpur, University of Sargodha, University of Gujrat, and Government College University Faisalabad. The research relied on the perception of 33 service delivery staff of these universities. A semi-structured interview schedule mainly based on the HEdPERF model (Abdullah 2006) was used, which included six indicators – admissions, academic aspect, non-academic aspects, reputation, access, and program issues. Interviews were transcribed for thematic analysis. It was found that overall ESQ for all six indicators was perceived to be poor and non-academic services were reported to be in a very discouraging state; however, admissions services were found comparatively better. The study recommends that ESQ should be improved by continuously assessing students’ needs and observing trends and demands operative in the contemporary higher education scenario.

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Theory vs. practice: Teaching undergraduate econometrics

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Letramento Estatístico: O Que Sabem Os Estudantes Brasileiros De Economia Sobre Análise De Regressão

Letramento Estatístico: O Que Sabem Os Estudantes Brasileiros De Economia Sobre Análise De Regressão

On Some Aspects of the Examination in Econometrics

Education Service Quality and Management Practices at Universities of Pakistan: Perspectives of Service Delivery Staff

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