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| Author: | MacDonald, Z. Shields, M. A. |
| Title: | WinEcon: An evaluation |
| Journal: | Journal of Economic Surveys
1998 : APR, VOL. 12:2, p. 221-231 |
| Index terms: | COMPUTER EDUCATION LEARNING SOFTWARE UNITED KINGDOM |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The paper presents the results of an evaluation of the WinEcon computer-based learning (or CBL) software released into the academic community in September 1995. The focus of the paper is the impact of continued and directed WinEcon use of students' learning as measured by their examination results. The subject of the study were the 240 Leicester University students enrolled on the 1995/96 introductory microeconomics course who were categorized by their use of WinEcon. Using traditional regression and decomposition techniques, it is shown that directed use of WinEcon can enhance exam performance by a small but significant proportion, enough to improve the pass rate of the over-all course. |
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