A Multivariate Evaluation of Mainstream and Academic Development Courses in First-year Microeconomics

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dc.contributor.authorEdwards, L J
dc.contributor.authorSmith, L
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-02T08:31:27Z
dc.date.available2018-10-02T08:31:27Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.updated2016-01-14T08:45:50Z
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyses the impact of the University of Cape Town's first-year microeconomics academic development course on performance in examinations. The paper makes two advances to existing empirical literature in this area. Firstly, we compare performance with a control group drawn from the mainstream economic course. Secondly, we evaluate performance in subsequent courses in first-year macroeconomics and second-year microeconomics. The results suggest that the academic development course has a major impact on students’ performance in the structured/essay questions, relative to the control group, in first- and second-year microeconomics, and for the multiple-choice questions in first-year macroeconomics. Matriculation results, mathematics, English first language, physical science and gender are also important determinants of performance.
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2007.00102.x
dc.identifier.apacitationEdwards, L. J., & Smith, L. (2007). A Multivariate Evaluation of Mainstream and Academic Development Courses in First-year Microeconomics. <i>South African Journal of Economics</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28904en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationEdwards, L J, and L Smith "A Multivariate Evaluation of Mainstream and Academic Development Courses in First-year Microeconomics." <i>South African Journal of Economics</i> (2007) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28904en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSmith, L., & Edwards, L. (2007). A MULTIVARIATE EVALUATION OF MAINSTREAM AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT COURSES IN FIRST‐YEAR MICROECONOMICS. South African Journal of Economics, 75(1), 99-117.
dc.identifier.ris TY - AU - Edwards, L J AU - Smith, L AB - This paper analyses the impact of the University of Cape Town's first-year microeconomics academic development course on performance in examinations. The paper makes two advances to existing empirical literature in this area. Firstly, we compare performance with a control group drawn from the mainstream economic course. Secondly, we evaluate performance in subsequent courses in first-year macroeconomics and second-year microeconomics. The results suggest that the academic development course has a major impact on students’ performance in the structured/essay questions, relative to the control group, in first- and second-year microeconomics, and for the multiple-choice questions in first-year macroeconomics. Matriculation results, mathematics, English first language, physical science and gender are also important determinants of performance. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Economics LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - A Multivariate Evaluation of Mainstream and Academic Development Courses in First-year Microeconomics TI - A Multivariate Evaluation of Mainstream and Academic Development Courses in First-year Microeconomics UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28904 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/28904
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationEdwards LJ, Smith L. A Multivariate Evaluation of Mainstream and Academic Development Courses in First-year Microeconomics. South African Journal of Economics. 2007; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28904.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Economics
dc.source.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2007.00102.x/full
dc.subject.otheracademic development
dc.subject.otherstudent performance
dc.subject.otherSouth Africa
dc.subject.othereconomic education
dc.titleA Multivariate Evaluation of Mainstream and Academic Development Courses in First-year Microeconomics
dc.typeJournal Article
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