Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) addressing the challenges of economics education: To be or not to be
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Elsevier
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Arts
School
School of Education
RAS ID
9443
Abstract
Drawing upon international research studies of ICT in education, this paper identifies and discusses the cognitive opportunities and limitations of ICT in addressing the challenges in learning and teaching introductory economics. It considers the situation of ICT in a learning environment that supports learner autonomy and provides students with access to the economics discipline. Teaching and learning activities have to be planned and organised to ensure continuity between ICT and non-ICT lessons, the employment of ICT and non-ICT tools to provide support for one another, and the interactions between the tools and course participants. It is only then that students in the introductory economics course are likely to think ‘in an economics way’.
DOI
10.1016/S1477-3880(15)30153-5
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Lim, C. P. (2003). Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Addressing the Challenges of Economics Education: To Be or Not To Be?. International Review of Economics Education, 2(1), 25-54.