Economics Subject Knowledge

Active learning in business: liquidity and debt servicing ability

Coen Oosterbroek and Roel Grol consider some approaches for helping students develop higher order thinking in financial analysis.

Team-based Learning in Economics

Gareth Taylor considers whether Team-based Learning (TBL) has a role in school-level economics.

Putting the E into PSHE

David Butler sets out the EBEA’s case for an economics education for all, what should be covered and the role economics teachers could play.

Four Research-Informed Tips for Improving Learning Recall

Ruth Corderoy relates what she learnt from Bjork and Bjork’s cognitive science research to learning and teaching economics.

Teaching Price Elasticity of Demand

Jade Slater explains how both experience and research have shaped her approach to teaching elasticity.

MCQs: A ‘How To’ Guide

Paul Bentley provides practical advice on why and how to squeeze maximum learning out of an age-old testing method.

Can Cognitive Research Evidence Help In Economics Teaching?

Ruth Corderoy extols the importance of memorized knowledge in economics and explores methods for making key concepts stick.

Making the Most of Multiple Choice Questions

Peter Imeson looks at the efficacy of MCQs and provides advice about how to use them to best effect to improve student learning.

Innovative Approaches: The Theory of Demand

Jade Slater explains her constructivist approach to teaching students about demand.

Re-thinking Microeconomics

Ruth Corderoy joins the debate on the teaching of economics, questioning the application and usefulness of some of its models.

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