These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Jerry Evensky (Syracuse University)

Saturday, January 5, 8:00 AM

Saturday, January 5, 8:00 AM
Session: Presentations from the Teaching Innovations Program (TIP) for Economics Instructors (AEA)
Presiding: Michael Salemi (University of North Carolina)

Formative and Summative Assessment in Economics Principles Courses: Are Applied Group Exercises Effective?
Dagney Faulk (Indiana University Southeast)
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Closing the Loop: Enhancing Collegiate Performance by Empowering Self-Assessment
Wayne A. Grove (Lemoyne College)
Jerry Evensky (Syracuse University)
Yue Hu (Wisconsin Center for Education Research)
Timothy H. Wasserman (Syracuse University)
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Using Cooperative Learning to Enhance Student Research and Writing
Gail Heyne Hafer (St. Louis Community College Meramec)

Engaged Learning with the Interpretive Question Cluster Discussion Technique: Student Outcomes in a History of Economic Thought Course
Kirsten Madden (Millersville University)


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May 2013 AER

Spring 2013 JEP

May 2013 AEJ: Policy

May 2013 AEJ: Micro

April 2013 AEJ: Macro

April 2013 AEJ: Applied

March 2013 JEL

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