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Economics versus Literature (L'economia contro la letteratura)

Jackson, William A. - In: Narrativa 42 (2020), pp. 25-38

Economics has always had a difficult relationship with literature. Although early economists such as Adam Smith adopted a literary approach, pressures soon emerged to develop formal theory imitating natural sciences. A key aim was to attain scientific status and avoid comparison with literary...

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Does the "boost for mathematics" boost mathematics? A large-scale evaluation of the "lesson study" methodology on student performance

Grönqvist, Erik; Öckert, Björn; Rosenqvist, Olof - 2021

scant. We evaluate a national teacher development program in Sweden - the 'Boost for Mathematics' - containing core elements …' mathematics performance. The positive effect on student performance persists also long after the intervention has ended. In …

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Invisible Geniuses: Could the Knowledge Frontier Advance Faster?

Agarwal, Ruchir; Gaule, Patrick - 2018

from the setting of mathematics, this paper establishes two results. First, we document that individuals who demonstrate …

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Tailoring instruction to improve mathematics skills in preschools: A randomized evaluation

Gallego, Francisco A.; Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Alfonso, … - 2018

inquiry with an individualized scaffolding approach to teach Mathematics to preschoolers in Peru. Our results suggest that the … program improves overall Mathematics outcomes, and that it has stronger impact on students in the lower quintiles of the … Mathematics outcomes distribution and on students whose teachers have university degrees. The effect on the content areas where …

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Inquiry and problem based pedagogy: Evidence from 10 field experiments

Bando Grana, Rosangela; Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Gertler, … - 2018

We analyze evidence from 10 at-scale field experiments in four countries on the effect of inquiry- and problem-based pedagogy (IPP) on students' math and science test scores. IPP creates active problem solving opportunities in settings that derive meaning to the child. Students learn by...

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Gender grading bias in junior high school mathematics

Berg, Petter; Palmgren, Ola; Tyrefors, Björn - 2019

mathematics grade with new data from a high school introductory test score in mathematics. Both the grades and the test are based …

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Die Krise der Wirtschaft: Auch eine Krise der Wirtschaftswissenschaften?

Kirchgassner, Gebhard - 2009

Is the economic and financial crisis also a crisis of Economics? From different perspectives, today there is rather harsh criticism of Economics as a Social Science. In this paper, first, some of the recent failures of Economics are discussed. Then some of the criticisms are taken up that are...

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Testing William Baumol's "Toward a Newer Economics: The Future Lies Ahead!"

Piatti, Marco; Torgler, Benno - 2010

issues such as the role of mathematics, the short-run orientation of macroeconomics, the emphasis of economic history versus …

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Decomposing international gender test score differences

Munir, Farzana; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 52 (2018) 12, pp. 1-17

In this paper, we decompose worldwide PISA mathematics and reading scores. While mathematics scores are still tilted … towards boys, girls have a larger advantage in reading over boys. Girls' disadvantage in mathematics is increasing over the …

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Didactic methods and small-group instruction for low-performing adolescents in mathematics: Results from a randomized controlled trial

Kirkebøen, Lars J.; Gunnes, Trude; Lindenskov, Lena; … - 2021

intervention: A teacher training program customized for instructing 8th graders who perform poorly in mathematics and two 4-6 week …

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