Teaching Intermediate Macroeconomics as A Lab Science: Some Initial Observations

This article examines the possibility of combining a laboratory format with the traditional lecture format typically used to teach intermediate macroeconomic theory. The authors argue that this new lecture/laboratory format enables instructors to improve student understanding of both theoretical and...

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Published in:Social science computer review 1990-07, Vol.8 (2), p.234-244
Main Authors: Bartlett, Robin L., King, Paul G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data processing
Economic analysis
Education
Format
Instructors
Lectures
Macintosh personal computers
Personal computers
Students
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Summary:This article examines the possibility of combining a laboratory format with the traditional lecture format typically used to teach intermediate macroeconomic theory. The authors argue that this new lecture/laboratory format enables instructors to improve student understanding of both theoretical and empirical issues in intermediate macroeconomics. In the laboratory, using Macintosh personal computers, students collect data drawn from recent U.S. history, examine the validity of particular macroeconomic concepts, and write position papers about alternative policy measures. One result of this new instructional format is that students become more active and mdependent learners. Keywords computers, data analysis, economic pedagogy, laboratories, macroeconomic theory.
ISSN:0894-4393
1552-8286
DOI:10.1177/089443939000800205