Creating a Computer-Aided Teaching Tool for the History of Economic Thought

• Published in: The Journal of economic education Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 145 - 153
• Main Author: O'Donnell, Margaret G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C., etc Taylor & Francis 01.04.1991; Heldref Publications; Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, etc; Taylor & Francis Inc
• Subjects: Bending; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer literacy; Computer programming; Computer science; Computer Software; Computers; Computers in education; Course Evaluation; Course Objectives; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Emphases; Economic Concepts; Economic history; Economic Instruction; Economic Research; Economic Theory; Economics Education; Educational History; Graphs; Higher Education; Instructional Material Evaluation; Labor supply; Learning; Mercantilism; Personal computers; Programming; Research Methodology; Research Skills; Software; Student Interests; Student Motivation; Students; Teaching; Tutorials; Undergraduate Students; Wages; Word Processing
• ISSN: 0022-0485; 2152-4068
• DOI: 10.1080/00220485.1991.10844702

This article describes the development of a computer tutorial for use in a history of economic ideas class. An early version of the tutorial contained ten topics, ranging from early Mercantilist thought to Jevons's marginal utility analysis. These concepts were presented in three ways: verbally, graphically, and in summary form. Student critiques were used to extend the content and revise the mode of presentation.