The Determinant of Success in Basic Economics Courses Taught by the Department of Economics at the University of Economics in Prague

Michal Mirvald () and Martina Tománková ()
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Michal Mirvald: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Economics in Prague
Martina Tománková: Department of Economic and Social Policy, Faculty of Economics, University of Economics in Prague

International Journal of Economic Sciences, 2018, vol. 7, issue 1, 82-90

Abstract: In comparison with other basic courses at the University of Economics in Prague there are basic economics courses taught by the Department of Economics that regularly show higher fail rates, specifically more than 35 %. A standard evaluation should be done in time and shall use different methods. Using quantitative methods, our analysis tries to identify key determinants of students? success. The data were obtained via a questionnaire during the last lectures in the winter semester of 2016/17 and in the winter semester of 2017/18. As opposed to existing studies, we also consider variables that weren?t previously possible to observe, such as the use of IT technologies during lectures and studying from materials in electronic form.

Keywords: Economics; economics courses; education; determinant; fail rate; midterm points; test score (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A10 A20 C20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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