Effects of prior economic education, native language, and gender on economic knowledge of first-year students in higher education. A comparative study between …
S Brückner, M Förster… - Studies in Higher …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The assessment of university students' economic knowledge has become an increasingly
important research area within and across countries. Particularly, the different influences of …
important research area within and across countries. Particularly, the different influences of …
Cultural and human capital, information and higher education choices
This study examines ways in which economic and sociological explanations of higher
education (he) choices may intersect through student's use of information. We find …
education (he) choices may intersect through student's use of information. We find …
Gender effects in assessment of economic knowledge and understanding: Differences among undergraduate business and economics students in Germany, Japan …
S Brückner, M Förster… - Peabody Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Gender effects in large-scale assessments have become an increasingly important research
area within and across countries. Yet few studies have linked differences in assessment …
area within and across countries. Yet few studies have linked differences in assessment …
Safety in stereotypes? The impact of gender and 'race'on young people's perceptions of their post‐compulsory education and labour market opportunities
This article examines the impact of gender and 'race'on young people's perceptions of the
educational and labour market opportunities available to them after they complete their …
educational and labour market opportunities available to them after they complete their …
Measuring economic competence of secondary school students in Germany
The authors introduce a test of economic competence for German-speaking secondary
school students and provide evidence from a large-scale assessment with 6,230 students …
school students and provide evidence from a large-scale assessment with 6,230 students …
Labour market motivation and undergraduates' choice of degree subject
P Davies, J Mangan, A Hughes… - British Educational …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Labour market outcomes of undergraduates' choice of subject are important for public policy
and for students. Policy interest is indicated by the prominence of 'employability'in public …
and for students. Policy interest is indicated by the prominence of 'employability'in public …
Results from the test of economic literacy in Germany and Japan: A critical discussion on the gender effect
R Happ, M Kato, I Rüter - Citizenship, Social and Economics …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
University lecturers and coordinators of business and economics courses around the world
are faced with the challenge that beginning students in these courses have heterogeneous …
are faced with the challenge that beginning students in these courses have heterogeneous …
The relationship among gender, interest in economic topics, media use, and the economic knowledge of students at vocational schools
The results of numerous studies indicate that male students achieve better results on
economic knowledge tests than their female classmates. Although this phenomenon has …
economic knowledge tests than their female classmates. Although this phenomenon has …
Economic competence in early secondary school: Evidence from a large-scale assessment in Germany
L Oberrauch, T Kaiser - International Review of Economics Education, 2020 - Elsevier
We employ a psychometrically validated performance test to study economic competence
among representative sample of 1,687 early secondary school students in Southwest …
among representative sample of 1,687 early secondary school students in Southwest …