Expected Proficiencies for Undergraduate Economics Majors

The case for adopting a proficiencies approach to instruction and learning in the economics major is reiterated. This approach focuses on what graduating majors should be able to do with the knowledge and skills they acquire in the major, that is, their ability to demonstrate their learning in pract...

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Published in:The Journal of economic education 2001, Vol.32 (3), p.231-242
Main Author: Hansen, W. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College instruction
College students
Colleges and universities
Competency Based Education
Econometrics
Economic research
Economics
Economics Education
Education
Educational sector
Evaluation Methods
Higher Education
knowledge
Knowledge Level
Learning
macroeconomics
Majors (Students)
microeconomics
Outcomes of education
proficiencies
Proficiency Based Credit Assessment
Sharing economy
skills
Standardized tests
Study and teaching
Teachers
teaching
Testing
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Study
undergraduate teaching
United States
Universities
Writing assignments
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Summary:The case for adopting a proficiencies approach to instruction and learning in the economics major is reiterated. This approach focuses on what graduating majors should be able to do with the knowledge and skills they acquire in the major, that is, their ability to demonstrate their learning in practical ways. The author's list of five proficiencies, advanced in the mid-1980s, is reviewed and revised; one additional proficiency is added and several others are refined. The author discusses the emphasis given to these proficiencies with top economics undergraduates at two major research universities, the author's experience with incorporating these proficiencies into his instruction, and the challenge of assessing the ability of economics majors to demonstrate these proficiencies.
ISSN:0022-0485
2152-4068
DOI:10.1080/00220480109596105