The Impact of Problem Sets on Student Learning

24 Pages Posted: 23 Jul 2010

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Myeong Hwan Kim

Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

Moon-Heum Cho

Kent State University

Karen Moustafa

Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

Date Written: July 6, 2010

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the role of problem sets on student learning and satisfaction in university microeconomics. 126 students participated in the study in consecutive years. Independent samples t-test shows that students who were not given answer keys outperformed students who were given answer keys. Multiple regression analysis demonstrates that, along with high school percentiles and student major, problem set with or without answer key significantly explains student learning in economics. The authors discuss the role of answer keys and their implications for teaching university economics courses.

Keywords: Student Learning, Microeconomics, Problem Sets, Student Evaluation

JEL Classification: A22, C92, I21

Suggested Citation

Kim, Myeong Hwan and Cho, Moon-Heum and Moustafa, Karen, The Impact of Problem Sets on Student Learning (July 6, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1647091 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1647091

Myeong Hwan Kim (Contact Author)

Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne ( email )

2101 E Coliseum Boulevard East
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
United States

Moon-Heum Cho

Kent State University ( email )

Kent, OH 44242
United States

Karen Moustafa

Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne ( email )

2101 E Coliseum Boulevard East
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
United States

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