Publication: Journal of Economic Education
Volume: Volume 33, No. 1
Issue: Winter 2002
Pages: 15-30
Author(s): Paul W. Grimes
Address (Principal Author): Paul W. Grimes
Professor of Economics
College of Business and Industry
Mississippi State University
Box 9580
326 McCool Hall
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: (601) 325-1987
Fax: (601) 325-1977
Internet Address (Principal Author):pwgl@Ra.MsState.edu
Title: The Overconfident Principles of Economics Student: An Examination of a Metacognitive Skill
Abstract: In this study, students in macroeconomics principles class predict their performance on a midterm examination. The results suggest that unmet student performance expectations may be a root cause for the routinely observed student dissatisfaction within the traditional principles course.
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