What influence does mathematics preparation and performance have on performance in first economics classes?

Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-42

  Hoag, John ^a   Benedict, Mary Ellen ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955832704     PISSN: 15333604     EISSN: 15333590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Anderson, G., D. Benjamin, and M. A. Fuss (1994). The determinants of success in university introductory economics classes. Journal of Economic Education 25(2): 99 - 119.
2. Ballard, Charles L. and Marianne F. Johnson (2004). Basic Math Skills and Performance in an Introductory Economics Class. Journal of Economic Education, 35(1), 3- 23.
3. Benedict, Mary Ellen and John Hoag (2002). Who's Afraid of Their Economics Courses? Why Are Students Apprehensive About Introductory Economics Courses? An Empirical Investigation. American Economist, 46(2), 31 - 44.
4. Benedict, Mary Ellen and John Hoag (2004). Seating Location in Large Lectures: Are Seating Preferences or Location Related to Course Performance? Journal of Economic Education, Volume 35(3), 215 - 231.
5. Bolli, John, Mary Lou Allen, and Adrienne Payne (1985). High-Ability Women and Men in Undergraduate Mathematics and Chemistry Courses. American Education Research Journal 22(4), 605-626.
6. Brasfield, David, James McCoy, and Martin Milkman (1992). The Effect of University Math on Student Performance in Principles of Economics. Journal of Research and Development in Education, 25(4), 240-247.
7. Butler, J.S., T. Aldrich Finegan, and John J. Sigfried (1994). Does More Calculus Improve Student Learning in Intermediate Micro and Macro Economic Theory? The American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, 84(2), 206 - 210.
8. Cohn, Elchanan, Sharon Cohn, Donald C. Balch, and James Bradley, Jr. (2001). Do Graphs Promote Learning in Principles of Economics? Journal of Economic Education 32(4), 299-310.
9. Cohn, Elchanan, Sharon Cohn, Donald C. Balch, and James Bradley, Jr. (2004). The Relations Between Student Attitudes Toward Graphs and Performance in Economics. The American Economist 48(2), 41-52.
10. Ganoran, Adam and Eileen C. Hannigan (2000). Algebra for Everyone? Benefits of College-Preparatory Mathematics for Students with Diverse Abilities in Early Secondary School. Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis 22(3), 241-254.
11. Gegatsis, Athanasias and Myria Shiakalli (2004). Ability to Translate From One Representation of the Concept of Function to Another and Mathematical Problem Solving. Educational Psychology, 24(5), 645-657.
12. Giannetto, Mary L. and Lynda Vincent (2002). Motivating Students to Achieve Higher-Order Thinking Skills Through Problem Solving. Mathematics Teacher 95(9), 718-23.
13. Gnaldi, Michaela (2006). The Relationship between Poor Numerical Abilities and Subsequent Difficulty in Accumulating Statistical Knowledge. Teaching Statistics 28(2), 49-53.
14. Kassens Uhl, Alice and Garry Fleming (2007). Predicting Gen Y's Performance in Principles of Economics Courses: A Preliminary Examination. Virginia Economic Journal 12, 1-22.
15. Leader, Lars F., and James A. Middletown (2004). Promoting Critical-Thinking Dispositions by Using Problem Solving in Middle School Mathematics. Research in Middle Level Education Online, 28(1), 1-13. Retrieved July 15, 2009 from http://0-web.ebscohost.com.maurice.bgsu.edu/ehost/detail?vid = 2 & h i d = 7 & s i d = 9 7 4 e 3 c 9 d - d 9 1 e - 4 b c e - b 6 3 0 -fa7b7430595c%40sessionmgr11&bdata=JmxvZ2lucGFnZT1 Mb2dpbi5hc3Amc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZlJnNjb3BlPXNpdGU%3d#db =tfh&AN=15567630.
16. Maxwell, Nan L. and Jane S. Lopus (1994). The Lake Wobegon effect in student selfreported data. American Economics Association Papers and Proceedings 84(2), 201-05.
17. Milkman, Martin, James McCoy, David Brasfield, and Merwin Mitchell (1995). Some Additional Evidence on the Effect of University Math on Student Performance in Principles of Economics. Journal of Research and Development in Education, 28(4), 220-229.
18. Myatt, Anthony, and Charles Waddell (1990). An Approach to Testing the Effectiveness of the Teaching and Learning of Economics in High School. Journal of Economic Education, 21(3), 355 - 363.
19. Park, Kang H. and Peter Kerr (1990). Determinants of Academic Performance: A Multinomial Logit Approach. Journal of Economic Education, 21(2), 101 - 111.
20. Reid, Roger (1993). A Note on the Environment as a Factor Affecting Student Performance in Principles of Economics. Journal of Economic Education, 14(4), 18-22.
21. Reyna, Valerie F. and Charles J. Brainerd (2007). The importance of mathematics in health and human judgment: numeracy, risk communication and medical decisionmaking. Learning and Individual Differences,17(2), 147-59.
22. Siegfried, John J., Phillip Saunders, Ethan Stinar, and Hao Zhang (1996). How is Introductory Economics Taught in America? Economic Inquiry, 34(1), 182 - 192.
23. Stavridou, Fotini, and Domna Kakana (2008). Graphic Ability in relation to Mathematics and Scientific Ability in Adolescents. Education Research 50(1), 75-93.
24. th Annual Meeting of the Psychology of Mathematics and Education-North America, Virginia Technical Institute.