Teachers’ Characteristics and Students’ Attitude towards Economics in Secondary Schools: Students’ Perspectives

Adu, Emmanuel O.; Galloway, G.; Olaoye, Olabisi

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“…Walstad (2001) noted that a high level of subject knowledge is essential for effective teaching; while this in itself is useless, in combination with suitable general teaching skills, it significantly influences student and school success (Vargh, 2004). It also significantly influences the capability of teachers to convey information to their students (Adu, Galloway, & Olaoye, 2014;Ball, Thames, & Phelps, 2008;Baumert et al, 2010;Chibueze, 2014;Gokcekus, 2000;Hoy, 2004;Kane, Rockoff, & Staiger, 2008). Riabova (2003) found that teachers with a high level of economic literacy are better able to put their knowledge into practice in their classrooms.…”

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Economic Literacy Among Social Studies Teachers in Oman

2019

JEP

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The study investigates economic literacy among Omani teachers of social studies. An economic literacy test was used consisting of 36 questions distributed into five sections: monetary policies, global currencies, global economic clusters, countries with highest natural resources production, and countries with highest GDP and individual income. The test was applied to 661 male and female social studies teachers from five governorates in Oman. The results showed that the teachers had a moderate level of economic literacy, which was significantly affected by their gender and experience. The study recommends the importance of enhancing the level of social studies teachers' economic literacy.

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“…A research paper was published by Adu, Galloway and Olaoye (2014) regarding the teachers' characteristics and students' attitude towards economics in secondary schools. The study samples involved in six hundred and forty students selected through cluster sampling and simple random sampling techniques.…”

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Effectiveness of Teaching Economics in Higher Secondary School Level, Nepal

Khadka

2018

Econ J Dev Issues

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Teaching economics to students in a clear and unbiased manner supports beginner students, master the essential principles of understanding the economizing problem, specific economic issues, help the student to understand and apply economics in a precise and empirical manner on economic issues and promote a lasting student interest in issue of economics.The objective of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of teaching economics in higher secondary school level. Two hundred four teachers and equal students’ number have been selected for questionnaire survey. The survey data were collected from different training centers of the training and workshop interval. Psychometric scale, was designed for data collection. For the data analysis, SEM is used, including simultaneously complete tests of model fit, together with simultaneously overall tests of model fit, specific parameter estimates, compare simultaneously, OLS coefficients, Means and Variances. The finding is based on the assumption that is; default model is correct, the probability of getting a discrepancy as significant as 73.59 is 0.00 of students' understanding of economics in their classroom. Maximum likelihood estimates at all the parameter estimates are highly significant. If EFET positive change by 1, T_EFET_2 also positively change by 0.88. The regression weights to estimate, 0.88, has a standard error of about 0.06. Dividing the regression weight estimate by the estimate of its standard error gives z = 0.88/0.06 = 14.91. The variables of student understanding are significantly different from 0 except S_QOAT_4. As ATME positive changes by 1, S_ATME_2 also positively change 0.57. The regression weights to estimate, 0.57, has a standard error of about 0.04. Students they agreed with 8A and 9A statement. This is recommended that teach the teachers as a workshop style and training in improving economics instruction in Higher Secondary Schools Level. The experimental program helps teachers to gain an understanding of economic concepts and improve pedagogy. Improved classroom environment, the latest text materials might be the encouraging to economics subject to the student.Economic Journal of Development Issues Vol. 21 & 22 No. 1-2 (2016) Combined Issue, Page:99-126

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“…The study by Prokop, Tuncer, and Chudá (2007) found that a teacher´s identity also strongly affects the students' attitudes toward the teacher. Adu, Galloway, and Olaoye (2014) did research in the field of economic education and proved that students' perception of their teachers influences their attitude toward economics.…”

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Students' Attitudes to Selected Subjects in Secondary Economic Education

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Krejčová

Novák

2020

PEC

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Students’ motivation is one of the key factors that determine their school success. It is closely linked to their attitudes toward individual school subjects. This research analyzes four crucial dimensions of students’ subject-related attitudes (practical importance, difficulty, popularity and curriculum contents attractiveness) in the secondary economic education in the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the international context. The research focused on the four dimensions of students’ attitudes (n = 573) toward four major school subjects (economics, accounting, mathematics and the mother tongue) at business academies. It analyzes the data from the questionnaires using the Spearman Correlation Coefficient, the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test and the modification of Tukey’s method for multiple comparisons. The results show that the popularity of a school subject significantly correlates with its curriculum contents attractiveness and practical importance. However, the difficulty of school subjects did not influence their popularity in a negative way, which opens several questions for further research in the area. Keywords: economic education; students’ attitudes; motivation in economic school subjects; school subject popularity; school subject difficulty.

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Teachers’ Characteristics and Students’ Attitude towards Economics in Secondary Schools: Students’ Perspectives

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Economic Literacy Among Social Studies Teachers in Oman

Economic Literacy Among Social Studies Teachers in Oman

Effectiveness of Teaching Economics in Higher Secondary School Level, Nepal

Students' Attitudes to Selected Subjects in Secondary Economic Education

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