Publication: Journal of Economic Education
Volume: Volume 28, No. 2
Issue: Spring 1997
Pages: 182-188
Author(s): Cynthia Benzing (West Chester University) and Paul Christ (West Chester University)
Address (Principal Author):Cynthia Benzing, Professor, Economics and Finance Department, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, 610-436-2217
Internet Address (Principal Author):cbenzing@wcupa.edu
Title: A Survey of Teaching Methods Among Economics Faculty
Abstract: The results of the 207 respondents to a national survey of undergraduate economics instructors indicate that lecture, supplemented by blackboard and textbook, still predominates in the classroom. Despite this, a large number of instructors perceived themselves as "participatory" instructors rather than "directive," and report that they had changed their methods during the last five years moving toward more student participation through either increased class discussion, instructor questions, and/or group activities.