Preparing Graduate Students in Economics for Teaching: Survey Findings and Recommendations

Survey data from PhD-granting economics departments are used to assess the teaching preparation of graduate students in economics. The results show that relatively few departments require graduate student instructors to take a credit course in teaching before teaching their own course or leading a recitation section. Although more graduate student instructors are required to take a noncredit course in teaching before serving as an instructor or recitation leader, the value of such noncredit courses may be limited. The assessment of teaching preparation by department chairs shows mixed responses, with about three-fifths rating it as very good or good and about two-fifths considering it to be only adequate or poor. Recommendations are offered for improving the teaching preparation of graduate student instructors in economics.     

Teacher Training and Teacher Optimism about the American Economic System

The amount and type of economic-education training teachers receive have predictable effects on the teachers' optimism about the future of the American economic system.     

基于生态学视角的高校学生管理工作研究

高等学校作为一个独特的生态系统,学生管理是学生这一生命主体在高等学校特定环境中的生态发展过程,而管理质量则是生命主体与其所处环境相互作用的结果。以生态学视角探析高校学生管理工作,就是借用生态学理论和方法论原则,运用其所确立的研究视角,以学生生命的充分发展为目的,探讨环境对于学生管理的影响,探寻提高学生管理质量的路径方法,为高校学生管理工作提供创新思路。     

An Illustration of the Bias of OLS for Yt = λY t-1 + U t

Using longitudinal data on undergraduates from 463 American colleges and universities from 1994–99, the authors examine how majoring in economics affects student opinions on 13 social, political, and economic issues. Economics majors were found to begin and end their college tenure with differing opinions on several issues when compared to other majors, and studying economics was found to be related to changes in several opinions. On the whole, studying economics appeared to increase beliefs in favor of personal freedom and decrease support for government intervention in markets. However, the authors find little evidence that economics majors leave college more united on their opinions when compared to the general student population.     

论人本原理与高职学生的管理

人本原理现实意义的三层涵义,即学生管理服务于提升人力资本;学生管理应该让学生受益;调动人的潜力,造就一批人才,是教育事业的社会功能。教育是科教兴国的基础,学生管理是教育教学的延伸,必须强调以人为本,把人本原理的思想贯彻到学生管理的工作实践中去。     

Modelling Performance Improvement and Switching Behaviour in Team Learning

Accounting educators and agencies have sought to incorporate team learning activities into conventional learning methods. The readiness-assurance process (RAP) of team learning, in which students take quizzes first as individuals and second as members of student teams, has been shown to be effective in this regard. We analyse the RAP with a fixed-effects regression model to identify the factors that contribute to performance improvement and we use ordered logit regression to estimate, probabilistically, switching behaviour within student teams. A longitudinal study was conducted over the course of a semester in which 101 undergraduate accounting students, comprising 22 teams, completed six quizzes. Within-team knowledge disparity was shown to be a significant indicator of performance improvement, and individuals appeared more likely to switch their answers after the first quiz. There were no significant effects for either performance or switching associated with demographic measures of sex and English fluency. Implications for accounting educators are discussed.     

校企合作下的学生管理模式研究

随着校企合作办学的深入,高等院校纷纷建立了以就业为导向的“校企合作,工学结合”的人才培养模式,这给高等院校学生教育管理工作带来了很大的挑战.文章以内蒙古师范大学网络技术学院为例,探讨了校企合作办学模式下学生管理模式的现状、问题及对策和如何进一步做好学生管理工作,不断创新学生管理模式,开展学生实习就业管理和管理体制的创新.     

Accounting students’ choice of blended learning format and its impact on performance and satisfaction

Using online platforms to deliver educational content, some institutions have developed blended courses that combine the advantages of online instruction with traditional face-to-face (F2F) teaching. This study compares accounting student performance and satisfaction in two blended formats with similar content and design, i.e. F2F+ vs. Online+ courses. It also assesses the characteristics of students who choose the latter option over F2F+ courses. Students in four advanced accounting subjects were surveyed and their course performance was obtained. Results indicate that the main determinants of students’ decision to register for an Online+ course are retaking the course, increased weekly work hours, and belief that this type of blended course facilitates learning. Results show that students in advanced accounting courses with equivalent content and design perform similarly and have the same level of course satisfaction across course delivery formats, as hypothesized under equivalency theory.