Using just-in-time teaching techniques in the principles of economics course

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 444-456

  Simkins, Scott ^a,c   Maier, Mark ^b  

^a NC Agric/Technical State University   (United States)

^b GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Pedagogy; Principles of economics; Web based exercises

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444244561     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439304268643     Document Type: Conference Paper

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