A multivariate evaluation of mainstream and academic development courses in first-year microeconomics

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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Leonarden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Lawrenceen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-28T14:12:48Z
dc.date.available2014-10-28T14:12:48Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionThis is the accepted version of the following article: Smith 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., which has been published in final form at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2007.00102.x.en_ZA
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.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSmith, L., & Edwards, 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/11427/8885en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSmith, Leonard, and Lawrence Edwards "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/11427/8885en_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.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0038-2280en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Smith, Leonard AU - Edwards, Lawrence 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 KW - academic development KW - student performance KW - South Africa KW - economic education LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 SM - 0038-2280 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/11427/8885 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8885
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSmith L, Edwards L. A multivariate evaluation of mainstream and academic development courses in first-year microeconomics. South African Journal of Economics. 2007; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8885.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherWileyen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentADP: Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Economicsen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2007.00102.x.en_ZA
dc.subjectacademic developmenten_ZA
dc.subjectstudent performanceen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.subjecteconomic educationen_ZA
dc.titleA multivariate evaluation of mainstream and academic development courses in first-year microeconomicsen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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