Implementing Hansen's Proficiencies

Carlson, J. Lon; Cohn, Raymond L.; Ramsey, David D.

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“…Generally, the published discussions of capstone courses in history and anthropology appear mostly limited to the sort of single-course examinations that characterized both sociology and psychology for many years or simple reflective articles (see, e.g., Baker 1978; Stowe 2006). Studies of capstone pedagogy in political science (Sum and Light 2010) and economics (Carlson, Cohn, and Ramsey 2002; Elliott, Meisel, and Richards 1998; Siegfried 2001) generally appear to confirm and support both specific results and the implications derived from our findings. Seeborg (2008:70), for example, concludes that capstones in economics ideally should be “integrative experiences” that involve a required research paper to maximize learning outcomes.…”

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“…Studies of capstone pedagogy in political science (Sum and Light 2010) and economics (Carlson, Cohn, and Ramsey 2002;Elliott, Meisel, and Richards 1998;Siegfried 2001) generally appear to confirm and support both specific results and the implications derived from our findings. Seeborg (2008:70), for example, concludes that capstones in economics ideally should be "integrative experiences" that involve a required research paper to maximize learning outcomes.…”

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A National Survey of American Higher Education Capstone Practices in Sociology and Psychology

Hauhart

Grahe

2012

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ArticleRecent research has suggested that capstone or senior seminar courses are a common feature of American undergraduate sociology and psychology curricula (Hauhart and Grahe 2010;McKinney and Busher 2011). Until very recently, however, capstone studies in sociology and psychology have not, by and large, sought comparative data between institutions nor addressed with any perceptiveness and rigor the organizational and pedagogical features of capstone courses. This lack of comparative data has made it difficult to develop a broader understanding of the nature and role of capstone courses within sociology and psychology. Beginning in 2007 in sociology, Kain (2007) inaugurated research into the general availability of capstones and senior seminars. Hauhart and Grahe (2010) then extended, and broadened, this line of research for both sociology and psychology through a regional survey and also explored the nature, characteristics, and mechanics of the typical capstone course in sociology and psychology. Recently, in a smaller comparative study, McKinney and Busher (2011) confirmed a number of those findings with respect to sociology. In psychology, Perlman and McCann (1999a, 1999b produced a series of studies that identified capstones or senior seminars as central to the core psychology curriculum in American higher education. However, their work did little to contribute to our understanding of the mechanics of those courses and the pedagogical methods employed.This article reports the results of a national survey regarding sociology and psychology capstones. The national survey project was developed to build on the regional survey data we previously reported (Hauhart and Grahe 2010). On one hand, AbstractPrevious research on capstones in sociology and psychology has suggested that there is a typical capstone experience required by three quarters of all four-year colleges and universities in the United States. This article reports results from a national survey that confirm that sociology and psychology capstone courses conform generally to a common format. The findings further indicate that factors related to student limits and time limits predominate with respect to those variables that produce less successful course outcomes. A review of the social science capstone literature and the pedagogical best practices literature suggests that student limitations and time limitations can be attenuated by curricular, structural, and resourceallocation changes.

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A National Survey of American Higher Education Capstone Practices in Sociology and Psychology

Hauhart

Grahe

2012

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“…The author has received a recently completed paper describing how an economics department restructured its economics major around the proficiencies described here (Carlson, Cohn, and Ramsey 2000). The author has received a recently completed paper describing how an economics department restructured its economics major around the proficiencies described here (Carlson, Cohn, and Ramsey 2000).…”

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Expected Proficiencies for Undergraduate Economics Majors

Hansen¹

2001

The Journal of Economic Education

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“…8 Each of the Hansen proficiencies is linked to a capstone course assignment. Learning outcomes in the capstone course also served as a vehicle for assessing the program (Carlson et al, 2002). 9 More importantly, the capstone course was structured as a seminar where students learned about the "research process" in economics, while no new economic content is taught.…”

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The value of a redesigned program and capstone course in economics

Simonson

2016

International Review of Economics Education

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Implementing Hansen's Proficiencies

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A National Survey of American Higher Education Capstone Practices in Sociology and Psychology

A National Survey of American Higher Education Capstone Practices in Sociology and Psychology

Expected Proficiencies for Undergraduate Economics Majors

The value of a redesigned program and capstone course in economics

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