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An Assessrrent of Children's Economic Knowledge
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- Authors
- Issue Date
- 2006
- Publisher
- 서울대학교 교육종합연구원
- Citation
- SNU Journal of Education Research, Vol.15, pp. 91-117
- Keywords
- economic education ; economic knowledge ; basic economics test
- Description
- 2006
- Abstract
- For many years, Korean economic educators have been
concerned about childfen's economic illiteracy. This study
attempts to measure the economic knowledge of Korean 5th
and 6th grade students in comparison with that of u.s.
students. ln addition, this study peforms regression analyses
to identJfy vafious factors influencing Korean children's test
scores.
According to the fesults of the test administered, Korean
children have less economic knowledge than American
children, thus confirming the fears of Korean economic
educators. in pafticular, Korean students are weak in such
basic concepts as opportunity cost, supply and demand,
and competition. ln addition, they are weaker in forms of
useful comprehension than In forms of moree factual
knowledge. The regression analyses also suggest that
female 6th grade students, those who fead more books,
those with positive attitudes towafd social studies, those
from higher-income familes, and urban area students tend
to have highef test scores.
- ISSN
- 1225-5335
- Language
- English
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