EconomicsEducationPsychology

Gordon Anderson, D. Benjamin, M. Fuss

1994.1.21JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC EDUCATION

DOI: 10.1080/00220485.1994.10844820

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Student performance in introductory economics courses relates to high school preparation and calculus skills.

Abstract

Performance in and propensity to complete the college introductory economics courses are shown to be related to student preparation and performance in high school, with calculus and overall grade average being especially important.

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ANDERSON, Gordon; BENJAMIN, D.; FUSS, M. The determinants of success in university introductory economics courses. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC EDUCATION, 1994, 25: 99–119.