Title: Do feedback diagrams promote learning in macroeconomics?

Authors: I. David Wheat

Addresses: University of Bergen, Fosswinkelsgate 6, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.

Abstract: This article describes the value added by a stock-and-flow feedback diagram to text-only instruction in macroeconomics. The experiment was motivated by a prior study in which the use of graphs to teach macroeconomics was no more effective than verbal instruction alone. Here, in contrast, students using the feedback diagram showed more improvement in post-test scores than those who received only narrative instruction.

Keywords: conceptual change; dynamics; economics education; feedback diagrams; experiment; learning; macroeconomics; mental models; meta-analysis; stock-and-flow; value added; higher education.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPEE.2010.037975

International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, 2010 Vol.1 No.4, pp.343 - 355

Published online: 07 Jan 2011 *

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