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An interactive approach to learning economics: the WinEcon package

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dc.creator Jean B. Soper
dc.creator Alexander B. MacDonald
dc.date 1994-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:32:57Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:32:57Z
dc.identifier 10.3402/rlt.v2i1.9485
dc.identifier 2156-7069
dc.identifier 2156-7077
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/abce84f9bbf7478ba23e2573fba133e4
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22603
dc.description Under the TLTP initiative, the Economics Consortium is developing an interactive computerbased learning package called WinEcon. The package is directed at first-year economics undergraduates, particularly those taking economics as a supplementary course. Using recent technological developments, the aim is both to facilitate a further increase in student numbers without a proportionate increase in teaching staff, and to provide a better method of student learning. Some key elements of WinEcon are set out in this paper and demonstrated by screens produced at Leicester University. Methods of presenting textual information that give the user control over accessing it are described. For learning difficult concepts, a visual active learning approach is discussed. It involves user interaction and step-by-step analysis. The importance of flexibility and choice is emphasized, and the capacity of the computer to assist in deepening and consolidating learning is shown.
dc.language English
dc.relation http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/9485
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7069
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7077
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source Research in Learning Technology, Vol 2, Iss 1 (1994)
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title An interactive approach to learning economics: the WinEcon package
dc.type article


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