Problem-Based learning and high school macroeconomics: A comparative study of instructional methods

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-329

  Maxwell, Nan L ^a   Mergendoller, John R ^b   Bellisimo, Yolanda ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Buck Institute for Education   (United States)

^c College of Marin ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Instructional methods; Macroeconomics; PBL; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844522391     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JECE.36.4.315-331     Document Type: Article

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