Disseminating Experiments in Economics with the Econport Digital Library

利用 Econport 数字图书馆传播经济学实验

• 批准号: 0442660
• 负责人: James Cox
• 金额: $ 90万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-07-01 至 2006-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0442660&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Disseminating; Experiments; Economics; Econport; Digital

Economics (82) Economics is a critical component of the undergraduate curriculum, and the integration of experiments into economics courses has proven beneficial in helping students to learn microeconomics principles. Such experiments enable undergraduates to reflect on their responses to economic incentives and on the role of institutional arrangements, thus gaining a deeper understanding of economic models than they have acquired using less-interactive learning environments. However, many institutions lack the resources to develop their own dedicated experimental economics facilities. Building on work to develop EconPort, an economics digital library, this project is undertaking a national effort to disseminate experiments to hundreds of instructors from a diverse set of two- and four-year colleges around the country. Instructors learn about the experiments, and how to integrate them into their courses, at workshops that are held primarily in conjunction with economics conferences around the country. Formative project evaluation is informing the development and presentation of the workshop materials; summative evaluation addresses the efficacy of the workshops and how the use of economics experiments shapes successful teaching strategies.

经济学（82）经济学是本科课程的关键组成部分，将实验融入经济学课程已证明有益于帮助学生学习微观经济学原则。 这种实验使本科生能够反思他们对经济激励措施和制度安排的作用的反应，从而比使用较少的相互性学习环境获得了对经济模型的更深入的了解。但是，许多机构缺乏开发自己专门的实验经济学设施的资源。 在开发经济学数字图书馆Econport的工作基础上，该项目正在全国范围内努力，向全国各地两年和四年制大学的数百名讲师分发实验。 讲师在主要与全国的经济学会议结合的研讨会上了解了实验以及如何将它们整合到课程中。 形成性项目评估正在为研讨会材料的开发和介绍提供信息；总结性评估解决了研讨会的功效以及经济学实验的使用如何塑造成功的教学策略。