Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-5-1984

Keywords

agricultural economics, applied economics, teaching, research

Abstract

This paper assesses the impact of introducing role-playing, case studies and simulation games into undergraduate courses in applied economics. An educational impact model is used in a qualitative evaluation of the teaching aids and to generate hypotheses. Quantitative results of two experiments are used to test the hypotheses. Results indicate that each aid can improve students' performance when used in appropriate situations. However, there is a definite trade-off between student contact time requirements and the effect of these aids.

Publisher

Department of Economics, South Dakota State University

Series Number

84-5

Number of Pages

21

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