TY  - BOOK
AU  - Becker,William E.
AU  - Watts,Michael
TI  - Teaching economics to undergraduates: alternatives to chalk and talk 
SN  - 1858989728
AV  - HB74.8. T4 1998
U1  - 330.071173 
PY  - 1998///]
CY  - Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA, USA
PB  - E. Elgar
KW  - Economics
KW  - Study and teaching (Higher)
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Figures and Tables --; Foreword --; Preface --; List of Contributors --; 1; Teaching Economics: What Was, Is, and Could Be --; Active and Cooperative Learning --; 2; Making Cooperative Learning Work in Economics Classes --; 3; Gender and Active Learning --; 4; Student Decision Making as Active Learning: Experimental Economics in the Classroom --; Writing, the Internet, and Discovery Through Sampling --; 5; Integrating the Practice of Writing into Economics Instruction --; 6; Using the Internet and Computer Technology to Teach Economics --; 7; Using Monte Carlo Studies for Teaching Econometrics --; Examples from the World Around Us --; 8; Using Sports to Teach Economics --; 9; Using Literature and Drama in Undergraduate Economics Courses --; 10; Acceptance Speeches by the Nobel Laureates in Economics --; 11; Using Cases as an Effective Active Learning Technique --; 12; Engaging Students in Quantitative Analysis with the Academic and Popular Press --; Index
ER  -